My name is Pam and I posted a couple weeks about about a Hingeback that I found for free on our local Craigslist (I am SE Washington state). I have spent the last 2 weeks learning all I can about this tortoise from this forum and I think things are going well. The first few days I tried making friends, handling him (or her, who knows) often, soaking him, I even took him outside when the weather was nice for walks and worried because he never came out of his shell unless it was real quiet and he had no interest in eating. Then I came upon a post where Redfoot Nerd said to "Leave them alone!". After reading what he had to say he made a lot of sense, so that is what I have done for the past week and a half. Well, long story short, Sherlock is happy, eating (mushrooms are his fav!), loves his hide and seems to be healthy. I haven't taken him in yet for a vet checkup, thought I would let him get settled first and don't know if that would do any good as I am sure he would not show his face. I am attaching some photos taken today. It looks to me like his beak needs filed down, am I right? I would also like some opinions as to what kind he is. My first guess would have been a Homes but sometimes I wonder.
Thanks for this resource. It's great know there are like minds out there.
Thanks for this resource. It's great know there are like minds out there.
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