Always wise to begin, but make sure it's a reputable herp vet.
Sadly, a lot of ordinary vets are worse than useless.
There are a lot of very nice, interesting and knowledgeable folk on this Forum.
And then there's me.
Can anyone guess my tortoise's age?
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Sadly, a lot of ordinary vets are worse than useless.
There are a lot of very nice, interesting and knowledgeable folk on this Forum.
And then there's me.
I am a bit worried now seeing as petsathome sold me the wrong things for my tortoise however I think I know my tort well enough now so I will be able to make s good judge of how he is doing he is a very perky fella!Always wise to begin, but make sure it's a reputable herp vet.
Sadly, a lot of ordinary vets are worse than useless.
There are a lot of very nice, interesting and knowledgeable folk on this Forum.
And then there's me.
You are very helpful and knowledge thank you for helping me out
My advice is that this is a young Russian (Horsefield's) tortoise, not a Hermanni. He could do with a bit more moisture in his environment.
I'm rubbish at Species.
The Beginner Mistakes and Baby Testudo links I gave still apply.
You need to read this one for Russian Care
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/
The Beginner Mistakes and Baby Testudo links I gave still apply.
You need to read this one for Russian Care
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/
No way!?
Thank you so much
This is a shock to me, the breeder said he was a Hermann!
I'd probably be wary of taking any other advice you got from them too, seeing as they supposedly bred him and doesn't even know the species!
Yes, it is a Russian.
Everything I posted still applies.
this is such a shock to me, I am worried now I have been treating him like a different species
He was also in a tank with another tortoise with wood chips as flooring so I suppose they wasn't that good!
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Definitely over feeding
The care is very similar.this is such a shock to me, I am worried now I have been treating him like a different species
They are both species of Testudo but a Russian stays a bit smaller and likes to dig, climb and fight a little more.
Check the care sheet, it's much the same.
Do you think
Thank you so much!! Such a shock I was in panic. Looks like I'll have to adapt things a bit more
I have no idea why the member said that, unless it was in jest. Pay attention to who offers the advice. I would trust the members who have been active on the forum for a long time over a newbie.
You can. There are plenty of examples in the enclosures section of the forum.
Also, be careful at the vet. Sometimes vets will give vitamin shots that make things worse.
Thank you very much
Thank you, yeah I thought he looked fine they say if they can fit in their shells they're okay
