What are these bugs?!?!
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Littleredfootbigredheart
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I think it is some kind of beetle, I’d switch out your substrate, not because of the beetles, but those white stones are a serious hazard if he starts eating them(many have been known to do so) I’m not sure what those green balls are either, also may I ask what kind of food that is?
For substrate your best bet is orchid bark, cypress mulch or damp coco coir, some do a coir base with the bark on top, avoid reptisoils or store bought soils, hopefully this link might be useful to go over
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I think it’s a Russian you have judging by your previous posts? So I’ll leave this one here too
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For substrate your best bet is orchid bark, cypress mulch or damp coco coir, some do a coir base with the bark on top, avoid reptisoils or store bought soils, hopefully this link might be useful to go over
Common keeping errors
Hello everyone! I’d been a long time lurker on this site long before joining just under a year ago now, over that time I’ve seen these husbandry issues come up time and time again, sometimes with dire consequences☹️ I thought this thread might serve as a good visual guide for these common...
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I think it’s a Russian you have judging by your previous posts? So I’ll leave this one here too
Housing adult Russian and Hermans indoors
Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...
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Those look like some type of flower beetle.
You need to remove that substrate ASAP. That white stuff is perlite and they all eat it, and it can be deadly. Don't let him be on that for even one more day.
You also got the wrong type of food in there.
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Lana3K
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Thanks so much for the help. I’m a rookie tort mom so I appreciate it!
Do you feed mealworms? Those look like the beetles that the mealworms are the larval stages of. If some weren't eaten and managed to develop into adults, they'd look like that.
As was stated above - the substrate needs removed yesterday, that white stuff can kill your tort.
It blocks their intestinal system. And the green crystals are probably fertilizer which can make them ill or kill them, too, depending on specifics of what's in it.
What kind of food is that in the dish? Is your tort the Russian you were looking for earlier? If so these might be helpful -
russiantortoise.net
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Please share some pictures of your tortoise and of the enclosure(s) you are keeping it in. Thanks!
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As was stated above - the substrate needs removed yesterday, that white stuff can kill your tort.
It blocks their intestinal system. And the green crystals are probably fertilizer which can make them ill or kill them, too, depending on specifics of what's in it.
What kind of food is that in the dish? Is your tort the Russian you were looking for earlier? If so these might be helpful -
Russian Tortoise Diet
This site is dedicated to providing exchange of ideas and information to create a better understanding of the care and breeding of the Russian Tortoise. (Testudo horsfieldii, horsfield, Agrionemys, Steppe)
edible plants
This site is dedicated to providing exchange of ideas and information to create a better understanding of the care and breeding of the Russian Tortoise. (Testudo horsfieldii, horsfield, Agrionemys, Steppe)
Please share some pictures of your tortoise and of the enclosure(s) you are keeping it in. Thanks!
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