So I'm new. My name is Matt and I care for a male Russian named Freddie Mercury. I live in Georgia, on the coast. Freddie is pretty shy, so I'm guessing he hasn't been handled much. He's at least a year old according to the math that I know for a fact, and I suspect he's probably closer to 2 years.
If anyone has advice on getting him to stop spraying me with urine when I pick him up, I'm all ears. =)
His home is really big. I took a bookcase and laid it on its back, lined it with a tarp, put dirt and coconut substrate down, and added his necessary stuff. I'll probably post an updated pic soon, if people care. It's gone through a number of changes since I started, and I don't have a good current pic now.
Anyway, enough rambling. Except to say I really like turtles, and tortoises, and terrapins too.
If anyone has advice on getting him to stop spraying me with urine when I pick him up, I'm all ears. =)
His home is really big. I took a bookcase and laid it on its back, lined it with a tarp, put dirt and coconut substrate down, and added his necessary stuff. I'll probably post an updated pic soon, if people care. It's gone through a number of changes since I started, and I don't have a good current pic now.
Anyway, enough rambling. Except to say I really like turtles, and tortoises, and terrapins too.
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you cracked me up with the peeing. The only thing I can think of, is to make sure your not startling him, make sure he knows your there. The other thing, put him into a warm water soak as soon as you have him picked up. The warm water may make him go pee. Oh, and yes we care. About anything you want to show us, we love pics and with anything you may need help with. You have joined a great caring forum.
