- Joined
- Dec 21, 2010
- Messages
- 14
Hello everybody! My name is Devin and I have a red footed tortoise named Morla. I have been fascinated by tortoises and turtles for my whole life, and I finally have the privilege of owning one! I made the mistake of buying her from Petsmart, and of course she was crawling with parasites. So after a vet visit (paid for by Petsmart after a nice letter I sent them
) she is doing great! I currently have her set up in a large cement mixing tub with a powersun uv bulb, with an infared heat lamp that I use at night. Right now I am using alfalfa pellets as a substrate as advised by my vet, but I'm not too happy with it, and I think I may switch to a mix of play sand/top soil, from what I've been reading, it's great. After I get home from my next tour in January (I'm a professional musician), I will be constructing a tortoise table for her. I'm very excited to be a member here!