Hello,
I have a three-year-old Russian Tortoise for sale. She is a little tort with plenty of personality. She has been to the vet in the past month, has repeatedly tested negative for parasites and looks good on her health check. I am no longer able to keep her. I am hoping to find an...
Yes, she has been growing steadily since I purchased her.
My vet is great with torts, she has a LOT of exotics and wildlife experience. I'm currently in school to be a technician and have an internship at the Omaha Zoo this summer, so I'm pretty positive she's a good vet.
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Hey guys! Sorry it took so long to reply, it's been crazy with midterms!!
I'm taking her to the vet because her shell has a huge new growth ring that concerns me. Currently, I'm housing her in a 50 gallon tub while I build her a tortoise table. The tub has a 100 watt basking light, a log that...
Hey guys! So I'm relatively new to tortoise keeping and I've read about pyramiding. I adopted my tortoise from PetCo where her diet wasn't exactly stellar and she was riddled with worms....I've had her for a year and a half and just recently she has had a huge growth spurt, and now she has a...
Hey guys,
On July 18th of 2015 I purchased a Russian tortoise from PetCo (I know, terrible, but I couldn't help it seeing her so miserable). They told me she was three-years-old. When I took her to a well-known exotics vet, she guessed that she was maybe a year and a half this September of...
Thank you all for your welcomes and advice! Just bought the ZooMed light recommended for the tortoises. Also Captain Herbert is now eating, basking, and running around his cage like none other. I guess he just needed another day! :)
Hello tortoise lovers!
I've been a long-time admirer of the beautiful tortoise. I (finally) got my first tortoise yesterday. I know, I know, PetCo is the worst place to get animals from. But that's where I got him. His name is Captain Herbert. Cute, right? :) Anyway, I just got him. I've read...