xBapes
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I know I can't wait! It's supposed to be 76 on Wednesday! Do you have any tips on where I should allow him to walk outdoors? Will they try to eat the grass?
I know I can't wait! It's supposed to be 76 on Wednesday! Do you have any tips on where I should allow him to walk outdoors? Will they try to eat the grass?
Yeah I'm experiment with different greens at the moment, finding out what he likes and dislikes. I've been looking for endive and escarole and can't seem to find any so I'm working with what I can find at the moment. Also, yes he's not a big fan of any veggies like bell peppers, mushrooms, etc...he seems to go more crazy for his green salad.
I know I can't wait! It's supposed to be 76 on Wednesday! Do you have any tips on where I should allow him to walk outdoors? Will they try to eat the grass?
Surely they will have them at Wegmans? Go waaaaay down to the side of the lettuce section, where the signs show more dollars! Or ask the produce manager.
Good on the no veg, as he shouldn’t have any! He might get a single mushroom every few months, down the road. That the occasional bite of pumpkin, zucchini, or cucumber will do. He’ll like those, when the time comes.
I understand the desire to get him out of Petco; I think many of us got our tortoise that way. I can also see put great efforts into his care. But as mentioned above, your tortoise is full grown and he is used to roaming for miles. You won’t find an experienced user suggesting your tortoise doesn’t need more space. Nor will any of us encourage tortoises roaming on the ground. Our Russian lives outside in our tiny yard and that’s my one fear for her, that she’ll find a way to get underfoot and stepped on, even when we’re careful. She’s just so small.
Tom as some simple outdoor enclosures that are easy to build, then you can make sure what he’s walking on is safe.
Outdoor Enclosures for Little Ones?
You know I actually forget about the Wegmans lol. I literally just signed up for their savings cards the other day. We have a Whole Foods in Towson as well, which isn't very far from here. I work for Amazon so you know I gotta support Whole Foods! Eventually I'm hoping he will aquire a taste for mushroom and other veggies... But right now he's bought into greens. When I first picked him out, he was eating some mix that I should have asked what it was but you know it was probably every single fruit/veggie he wasn't supposed to have. I picked the male, the female is still there which I tell bad for but we have a chocolate lab, fish, and now this little guy. The McCauley zoo is closing until further notice.
He really should be eating only greens; again, the other vegetables are once in a great while; maybe one chunk or mushroom a month, if that. If greens are what he likes, you are ahead of the game.
So if your not calling me stupid, then the comment if "that's what they all said" is not necessary. Look I get it, you are doing what you think is right and what works best for you and your tortoises but I am doing the best for what I can do at this time. He appears very happy, healthy, and intelligent. He is getting his exercise, a good diet, and a far better home than Petco aka the slaughter house.
Why are you not paying attention? I totally said I'm buying a second enclosure to expand the dimensions..it will be a total of 6ft in length. Please read a bit more clearly before throwing your opinion into something. I'm not being stubborn, I've gathered quite a bit of research from plenty of outlets... The single 3ft is just temporary until my custom stands are built. He gets plenty of exercise in the mean time. Relax dude
Why are you not paying attention? I totally said I'm buying a second enclosure to expand the dimensions..it will be a total of 6ft in length. Please read a bit more clearly before throwing your opinion into something. I'm not being stubborn, I've gathered quite a bit of research from plenty of outlets... The single 3ft is just temporary until my custom stands are built. He gets plenty of exercise in the mean time. Relax dude
If you guys have any suggestions on new hides, climbs, food, lighting etc.. Please feel free to reply, I'm very open to getting his care as perfect as I can.
I want to say a couple things.
1) it’s very nice of you to take a mistreated animal and offer to take care of it for decades to come. It says a lot about you as a person.
2) There is no need for getting up in each other’s grill here. The goal is to help the tortoise. Being defensive when people are trying to help you is a waste of time. Also, telling someone that they are thick skulled when they need advice is a total waste of time.
Isnt there enough garbage out there on social media? I enjoy coming to this site. People here have been great. We all need to know that we have each other’s backs on this site.
@xBapes, I think we may have missed details on your enclosure. Are you having a custom enclosure built and if so, what will the dimensions be?
Or is it simply two ZooMed houses put together? I’m not sure at this point. Perhaps this is just an error of communication.
I can see you have done some research but as you say, some of that content is from other sources. And unfortunately many other sources show really inadequate housing space, along with other things. Pet stores wouldn’t sell many tortoises if they told (assuming they actually knew) buyers how big enclosures need to be. That is why users here emphasize it so much.
The same goes for tortoise roaming.
Every forum has a few topics that tend to result in strong and immediate response. In the two other forums (non tortoise) I participate in, the topic is childhood vaccinations. Here they include tortoise roaming, keeping two tortoises together, and leaving tortoises unattended with dogs. I get where you are coming from but you asked for advice and you got it, from knowledgeble members.