Hey I actually found this thread just looking into food soaks because I'm 99% sure roxie isn't eating. I was wondering if someone may know if you can use other baby food? I don't have carrot but I have a fruit one that I was thinking of trying. Do you think that would be ok or should I stick...
I believe she's about 4 from what I can tell. Someone found her on the side of the road and gave her to me so I'm in for a hell of a ride with this rescue because I don't know where they found her I can't bring her back.
As much as I would love to let her do her natural thing I unfortunately don't have the proper conditions in her outdoor habitat at the moment and I'm a little drained on money right now so in the meantime I have to do my best to care for her indoors this winter and by spring I should have a...
So due to some things I was unaware of that were brought to my attention in the Tom's thread, and my general lack of knowledge for brumation and tortoise care, I'm choosing to keep Roxie out of brumation this year. So instead I would love for this thread to become more about the personal...
Thanks so much! I tried searching the site but as the link you sent says they get bombarded every year with questions. I'm mostly just looking for tips but this thread should help a lot. I would love to know how other people handle their outdoor brumation techniques as well.
So glad I built my outdoor habitat in time. My girl Roxie stopped eating from what I could notice weeks ago and I was starting to worry she wasn't adapting well. I just checked the weather for Halloween and apparently my area has a freeze warning in place for 1-2 days. However I'm a new owner...
I have been researching and checking on Roxie daily since it's still a little warm out. There's a lot of info that can be found out there and so far my girl is acting accordingly. I'm about to add another couple bricks of coconut husk bedding for her because ever since I added the last she has...
That definitely looks like a 3 toed eastern but I believe it is the ornate version https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/ornate-box-turtle
I found the more common 3 toe. Looks to be a female around 4. Had to look at her markings a million times to determine which subspecies she is.