Bluelily
New Member
Hello all,
I am so happy to have found this amazing group. Here's my story so please bear with me.
Long ago (before the internet was a wealth of information and we had to rely on pet stores and books) my family bought home a Redfoot when I was a teen. This was over 20 years ago, and with kids moving out and the passing of my mother this tortoise has seen a lot of change in the past 10 years and it hasn't been good. I blame myself for not being a good owner and educating my family on proper tortoise care when I moved out. I have now moved back to the city and have seen her for the first time in a really long time and I cried. There is extensive pyramiding, inadequate food, overgrown beak, and she is still in the last enclosure I had her in which is 4x2, she is only 6inches long probably due to lack of nutrition. My husband and I have convinced my dad that we can provide a better home for her (those of you with elderly empty nest parents know how hard this is). So this is where my journey begins.
I'm currently looking at indoor enclosures (the biggest my space can accommodate) and fully protected outdoor enclosures (city raccoons are terrifying). I'm also looking for Ontario folks who I can just bond with and help with figuring this all out. Thanks for reading and I'm sure you all will be very angry, but I'm trying to do better by her.
I am so happy to have found this amazing group. Here's my story so please bear with me.
Long ago (before the internet was a wealth of information and we had to rely on pet stores and books) my family bought home a Redfoot when I was a teen. This was over 20 years ago, and with kids moving out and the passing of my mother this tortoise has seen a lot of change in the past 10 years and it hasn't been good. I blame myself for not being a good owner and educating my family on proper tortoise care when I moved out. I have now moved back to the city and have seen her for the first time in a really long time and I cried. There is extensive pyramiding, inadequate food, overgrown beak, and she is still in the last enclosure I had her in which is 4x2, she is only 6inches long probably due to lack of nutrition. My husband and I have convinced my dad that we can provide a better home for her (those of you with elderly empty nest parents know how hard this is). So this is where my journey begins.
I'm currently looking at indoor enclosures (the biggest my space can accommodate) and fully protected outdoor enclosures (city raccoons are terrifying). I'm also looking for Ontario folks who I can just bond with and help with figuring this all out. Thanks for reading and I'm sure you all will be very angry, but I'm trying to do better by her.