Found Russian Tortoise in Brookfield Illinois
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Alex and the Redfoot
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Hello!
Looks like it's an escaped pet tortoise. It needs some bathing in lukewarm water (shallow, up to level where bottom and top shell meet) and some greens - kale, cilantro, arugula (from grocery store) or mulberry/hibiscus leaves if you have some.
You can check care details here (mostly for diet):
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...
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Try posting on Nextdoor, FB to search for owners. Ask for the photos to prove ownership - shell scutes have some asymmetry and it's easy to verify.
So s/he has a REALLY unusual scute pattern on its back so that should make identifying it easy for anyone who has pictures. But s/he needs a really good soak...
Also consider posting on 24pet connect and reporting to your local shelter, but again make sure they show pictures before claiming.
Also consider posting on 24pet connect and reporting to your local shelter, but again make sure they show pictures before claiming.
Tommyboy3454
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NO POTTING SOIL. very bad for it, also no squash.
Can you run out to a reptile store and buy a simple back of coco coir? When I got my russian rescue i got a bag of zoo med coco chips which wasn't ideal, but better than potting soil.
For food right now from a grocery store stick to endive, radicchio, frissee, dandelion greens (aka chickory), and escarole.
That beak is long, s/he hasn't had the best care
Tommyboy3454
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Ok. Doing this now.
Great, even a Petco should work but shoot for CocoCoir / Orchid Bark...
If you have questions please ask them here. The pet stores don't know a lot about tortoise care especially where you live. They will sell you incorrect items. Especially lighting. Coco coir and repti bark would be great substrate.
Hi please advertise locally as they are renown escape artists and potentially there is an anxious owner.
However looking at the pic the tort is dry and very dehydrated.
Please have a read of this
tortoiseforum.org
If no owner materialises then give it the best set up you can provide. If you take a pic of the tail we may be able to advise male or female. This is only visible the more mature they are but this look like it has lived a few years.
However looking at the pic the tort is dry and very dehydrated.
Please have a read of this
Info For New People. Please Read This First.
Appreciate your thoughts! There is direct sunlight during the day in the space, but, now that I think of it, we could set up a heat lamp during the day as the there is access to an electrical outlet. It is partially covered by a roof in back (courtyard), protected from rain. yeah but a heat...
tortoiseforum.org
If no owner materialises then give it the best set up you can provide. If you take a pic of the tail we may be able to advise male or female. This is only visible the more mature they are but this look like it has lived a few years.
Tommyboy3454
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Can you tell from these pics if it’s male or female?Hi please advertise locally as they are renown escape artists and potentially there is an anxious owner.
However looking at the pic the tort is dry and very dehydrated.
Please have a read of this
Info For New People. Please Read This First.
Appreciate your thoughts! There is direct sunlight during the day in the space, but, now that I think of it, we could set up a heat lamp during the day as the there is access to an electrical outlet. It is partially covered by a roof in back (courtyard), protected from rain. yeah but a heat...
If no owner materialises then give it the best set up you can provide. If you take a pic of the tail we may be able to advise male or female. This is only visible the more mature they are but this look like it has lived a few years.
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Congrats, its a boy!
Tommyboy3454
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Definatly male. If you do keep it, it does not need a friend, living solo is fine with correct set up.
