I was mowing the lawn and one of my leopard tortoises walked under the lawn mower. what can I do, I don't have several hundred dollars to spend on him.
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Found and ad for this sulcata on craigs list, owner says he's 5yrs old and has discoloration on his shell, seems very small for 5yrs old and it looks like he has shell rot to me, can anyone confirm? I sent an email to the owner saying I'd adopt him.
Found 6 eggs on the lawn in a corner of the yard today about a foot away from my female russian, put them in a shoebox next to the heatlamp and temps have varied today from 80-90. I've never had eggs before so can someone offer some tips on what to do next and how long it will take for them to...
I'm selling my box turtles as I want to concentrate on my tortoises. I'm in Huntington Beach, Ca, No shipping, pick up only or can meet in LA & OC.
willing to trade for female russian tortoise or leopard tortoise.
Three toed box turtle female = $70.00
Ornate box turtle female =...
Can anyone tell me what kind of turtle this is and if it's male or female? I think it is an Ornate but am not sure and am unsure of sex as his tail seems to have been bitten off at some time.
While soaking my Pardalis Pardalis tortoise today I noticed he was getting soft in the middle of his plastron. He eats fine and is showing growth but has been spending a lot of time in the humid hide lately. My other leopards are fine with hard shells but he is soft. He does not touch the Mazuri...
It looks like my sulcata has a URI, he has a runny nose and eyes and occasionally makes a gasping sound. Can anyone recommend a good reptile vet in the huntington beach/orange county area. A friend of mine told me he has some Baytril tablets that his vet gave him for his dog, would these be...
I live in Huntington Beach, Ca and just got a dogloo and set it up with a heat emmiter for my sulcatas & leopards. Before this their winter shelter was a block house about 4' long x 3'wide by 16"tall covered with about 12" of dirt & no heating set up. They used this for the last 5 years but as...
Does anyone know if Mexican Heather (cuphea sp.) and New Zealand Flax is safe for my torts if eaten? I'm looking at planting some in the shady part of their enclosure. Also any other shade tolerant plants suggestions would be appreciated.
Got home from work today and found my 8" male leopard tortoise on his side, looks like he got beat up by my 11" sulcata female. Looks like he was rammed around for quite some time as his shell is scuffed up and some of his nails are ground down to nubs. I washed him up and he is moving slowly...
My 5 year old Sulcata female has watery eyes and when I feed her Mazuri she make a gasping sound every now and then, she doesn't gasp at any other time and she doesn't have a runny nose but I'm concerned she may have a respritory infection. What are the symptoms of an RI?
I just adopted this 4 year old leopard male and he is quite pyramided but what has me concerned is the back of his shell curvers around and almost touches his anal scutes. It does not seem like his tail can come out. Pictures are below, does this look like a problem and if so is there anything...
2 russian tortoises & tort table for sale on ebay, It says pick up only but I've emailed the seller and he said he would ship the just the tortoises. I've decided not to get them so if anyone else is interested here's the link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330253609302
I just put 3 thermometers in my 40gal aquarium and found out the hot side is 118 degree, the middle is 90 degrees and the cool side is 80 degrees. I have 2 sulcata hatchling and 3 leopard hatchling in there and they always seem to stay on the hot side of the tank. Their food dish is on the cool...
I'm adopting a 4 year old male leopard tortoise from someone and it has an overgrown beak (looks like an overbite). What causes an overgrown beak, and what can be done to fix the situation? here are some pictures of it
Walked out side yesterday and this is what I came across
I live in Southern California and these two live outside year round. Both of them are 5 years old and as far as I know this is the first time they've mated. They've been going at it all day today. My question is if the female lays...
I have a 4 year old sulcata (I believe it's a female & 11" long) and lately it has gotten aggressive towards my wife and kids. She follows them around the yard and tries to bite their toes, no ramming or hissing just biting. She does not do this to me ,only the wife and kids and they spend more...
I'm looking to adopt a male sulcata, I'm in Huntington beach and have 3 tortoises at this time, all have free run of the backyard.I would also be interested in any other breed of tortoise.