Recent content by maxwi42

Hello everybody I am blind and New to pet tortoises and I purchased my boy Russian tortoise Nikoli in August of this year anyways everything has been good so far and we have taken him to the vet about a month ago and he was given a good report but over the last two weeks I forgot to bathe him or...

Tortoise temp - 82 Basking temp - 86 Cool area temp - 80 Humidity - 50% He's eating regularly; a diet of spring greens and endive. And introducing zoomed grassland tortoise pellets today. Everything sound good?

My veterinarian did run to fecal sample tests and said they were normal and just suggested that he was not acting the way I normal healthy tortoise would.

My veterinarian basically told me it would cost a lot of money to run tests on him and figure out what was wrong so he recommended I take him back to Petsmart for proper care while this upset me he told me they would figure out what's wrong with him and he'll him up if they tell him so I decided...

I would also like to add that I am near Milwaukee Wisconsin in the united states thanks again everybody

Hello everybody I am looking to purchase a young Russian tortoise are there any young adults available because my veterinarian recommended not to get ones that are babies. Really I am just looking for a healthy Russian tortoise preferably young adult or captive bred so there is lots of wiggle...

Hello I am fully blind and had recently purchased mail Russian tortoise, unfortunately he was from Petsmart and was unhealthy so my veterinarian recommended to take him back for proper care. Anyways I'm looking into purchasing a Nother Russian or Greek tortoise but do not want to make the same...

Hello everybody sad news my tortoise was taken to the vet and he determined it should be taken back to where I got it from for proper care.

My russian tortoise of two weeks has not been eating well. The first week i took him to the vet and he was chubby and healthy. I have only seen him eat lettuce 3 times in the past two weeks. He seems to be keeping hydrated by baths and sips of water. I have tried feeding him many different...

Hello I am blind and very new to this forum and two on the mean tortoises anyways I was planning on making some purchases for my tortoise he is a mail Russian and I was wondering what exact style of light bulbs do I need and also if heating pad would be smart to purchase any other suggestions...

Thanks everybody for all the support I am from an area near Milwaukee Wisconsin and can click on links my family can help if anyone wants pictures of my tortoise thanks again all

Hello everybody I am fully blind and have recently adopted Russian tortoise. I would like to get any good advice or tips. My Russian tortoise is male and has been taken to the vet already I purchased him week ago. I live in southern Wisconsin and any help or suggestions for a blind person would...