LeopardLover said:Ahh, Your little Wood turtle is so cute . Did you buy "him" from a breeder? All your tortoises look really nice! I'm really looking into Desert tortoises! Great pictures too!
squirtle said:LeopardLover said:Ahh, Your little Wood turtle is so cute . Did you buy "him" from a breeder? All your tortoises look really nice! I'm really looking into Desert tortoises! Great pictures too!
Thank you!!! I found him on Craigslist. He was living with a rather odd family who wasn't sure what type of turtle he was. They had too many pets and were "weeding them out".
His name is Bullseye. I suggested Woody since he is a Wood Turtle....my kids laughed at me for 10 minutes and we compromised on Bullseye (Woody's horse in the movie Toy Story). My other are Tomas (the Cal. Desert Tortoise), Squirt and Crush (the Sulcatas), and RK, (the Red-Eared Slider) whom we rescued from the middle of the street.
Iluvemturts said:Congrats on your new turt. Poor guy looks like they over fed him. He's a little on the chunky side, and or the shell has issues.
I love the woods colors...so beautiful.
Tiffany said:Otherwise more commonly known as an ornate or painted wood. I have two, male and female. LOVE the woods they are among the sweetest turtles ever! Very cute!
Watch for vitamin A deficancy with yours, seems to be a common issue with the R. manni. Feed lots of orange fruit and veggies to keep it up. ANd a cat litter pan of water to sit in they LOVE! Watch the tank top as they are among the best climbers also...I found one of mine visiting a slider in 2 foot of water last year after she climbed out her cage and into the other one! LOL
Cpx said:do the tortoises live together?
cuz if so you cant do that, only same species can live together due to Pathegons (cant spell) passing on aswell as other things.
Both require different care normally.
That turtle looks like his skin its bulding out of its shell and i dont think thats normall.
jenrell23 said:I would think a bunch of bed a beast would be good on one side and then a cat pan on the other easier to clean out plus he can go completely under the water. They really like to bury themselves. I would also put something half way up the outside so he can't see out out and get box syndrome. He is so cute, the poor little guy.
jenrell23 said:He is now in a 50 gallon now with a cat litter box on one side for his aquatic needs! He is the happiest little guy although not at all happy about the veggies. He ignores any veggies and waits for the mealworms the next day. I am mixing and matching and dicing different combinations as he desperately needs some nutrients!