Hi I'm Dana
Just rescued Dora my new rusian tortoise today.. she was handed over to an animal sanctuary last week where I work..
They didn't know what to do with her and put her in nursery greenhouse.. no light..
She was very cold when I picked her and her skin is really shedding.. she's not eating so far and don't think she really eat all week...
Her housing was dry and dirty and had some insects crawing in her substrate.
I have never had a reptile before but I done alot of research...
I got her new substrate and cleaned her house.. soaked her 30 mins and cleaned her off with a soft toothbrush...
Any advice is welcome.. anything you think think I need to know as a novice owner...
Please give me the good and bad and let know what to do.. she is young maybe 5 to 10 years I plan to leave her in my will..
Just rescued Dora my new rusian tortoise today.. she was handed over to an animal sanctuary last week where I work..
They didn't know what to do with her and put her in nursery greenhouse.. no light..
She was very cold when I picked her and her skin is really shedding.. she's not eating so far and don't think she really eat all week...
Her housing was dry and dirty and had some insects crawing in her substrate.
I have never had a reptile before but I done alot of research...
I got her new substrate and cleaned her house.. soaked her 30 mins and cleaned her off with a soft toothbrush...
Any advice is welcome.. anything you think think I need to know as a novice owner...
Please give me the good and bad and let know what to do.. she is young maybe 5 to 10 years I plan to leave her in my will..