Hello! I'm a new member and I'd like some help with my new friend Issac.

Pyro

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Just a week ago I purchased Issac from PetSmart. I would love any pointers I could get from y'all. By the way I live in Middle Georgia in the United States. Also if anyone can identify what species he is that would help. I'm not sure how old he is but PetSmart told me he was only a couple months old. Which I don't really believe. I think he may have some issues as well. Any help I can get would be great!1495140514629831081442.jpg IMG_20170518_164809671.jpg
 

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Welcome to this site! You will get a lot of great help and advice here from the experts (not me!)
Let us know how you are keeping it (temperatures, humidity level, diet, substrate...).
The different species require various and different habitats and living conditions.
 

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Welcome to this site! You will get a lot of great help and advice here from the experts (not me!)
Let us know how you are keeping it (temperatures, humidity level, diet, substrate...).
The different species require various and different habitats and living conditions.
Well I've been doing things as if he was a Greek tort. So I may have been mis treating the poor guy :(
 

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Well I've been doing things as if he was a Greek tort. So I may have been mis treating the poor guy :(
Don't beat up yourself over anything, you are doing exactly the right thing coming here and asking for help! Trying to help is not "mistreating" him. It takes time to get things right and you are on your way!:)
 

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Don't beat up yourself over anything, you are doing exactly the right thing coming here and asking for help! Trying to help is not "mistreating" him. It takes time to get things right and you are on your way!:)
Thanks. Well I've been feeding him greens/weeds. Like dandelion and clovers. There is another one he likes to eat. I forgot the name. The temperature I keep is usually around 80 to 100. And the humidity is about 30% to 40%. I have an indoor home for him. It's kinda small. But I get paid this Sunday. So I was going to go out and buy a much bigger enclosure. I also want to make him an outdoor enclosure as well.
 

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Hahaha. "A couple of months old". Lol. He's older than that but that's all you'll ever know of his age unfortunately unless someone has his hatch date. Judging by the growth rings...at least a year, could be 10 though...haha. ;-) how big is he? Can't tell by pic...

Did they recommend one of their ramped water dishes and a coiled bulb too? Take them back if they did. (Rolling eyes). Tipping hazard and blindness hazard.

What issues are you seeing? Look for overgrown beak, long nails, respiratory infection (wheezing, sneezing, bubbles coming from nose).

I'll attach some pics of items that most here use...sink planter pot into cocchoir substrate...can use them to feed on and water. Cactus pads are easy to grow. Mazuri as a supplement for vitamins they miss from greens and other foods they get from you. Make sure it's reg. Mazuri not LS. Calcium can be sprinkled twice weekly over food. Digital thermometer-hygrometer is awesome and cheap.
 

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Pyro

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Hahaha. "A couple of months old". Lol. He's older than that but that's all you'll ever know of his age unfortunately unless someone has his hatch date. Judging by the growth rings...at least a year, could be 10 though...haha. ;-) how big is he? Can't tell by pic...

Did they recommend one of their ramped water dishes and a coiled bulb too? Take them back if they did. (Rolling eyes). Tipping hazard and blindness hazard.

What issues are you seeing? Look for overgrown beak, long nails, respiratory infection (wheezing, sneezing, bubbles coming from nose).

I'll attach some pics of items that most here use...sink planter pot into cocchoir substrate...can use them to feed on and water. Cactus pads are easy to grow. Mazuri as a supplement for vitamins they miss from greens and other foods they get from you. Make sure it's reg. Mazuri not LS. Calcium can be sprinkled twice weekly over food. Digital thermometer-hygrometer is awesome and cheap.
Thanks alot :D well to me his she'll looks kinda dry. Also has this black mark on his neck and looks like one of his back scutes are chipped. I'll measure him in a sec.
 

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Thanks alot :D well to me his she'll looks kinda dry. Also has this black mark on his neck and looks like one of his back scutes are chipped. I'll measure him in a sec.
How should I measure him?
 

Pyro

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Hahaha. "A couple of months old". Lol. He's older than that but that's all you'll ever know of his age unfortunately unless someone has his hatch date. Judging by the growth rings...at least a year, could be 10 though...haha. ;-) how big is he? Can't tell by pic...

Did they recommend one of their ramped water dishes and a coiled bulb too? Take them back if they did. (Rolling eyes). Tipping hazard and blindness hazard.

What issues are you seeing? Look for overgrown beak, long nails, respiratory infection (wheezing, sneezing, bubbles coming from nose).

I'll attach some pics of items that most here use...sink planter pot into cocchoir substrate...can use them to feed on and water. Cactus pads are easy to grow. Mazuri as a supplement for vitamins they miss from greens and other foods they get from you. Make sure it's reg. Mazuri not LS. Calcium can be sprinkled twice weekly over food. Digital thermometer-hygrometer is awesome and cheap.
How should I measure him? Sorry I'm still getting used to this posting thing.
 

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I'll just add my assurance to the others' - a full grown Russian tortoise, Testudo horsefieldii.
 

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Well I've been doing things as if he was a Greek tort. So I may have been mis treating the poor guy :(

The care for the two species is very similar.
 

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