Recent content by nuttytortoisekeeper

Ah good to know. I’ve seen so many of them in these newer manufactured ponds I kind of assumed they were explicitly purchased and placed by the development company. Guess they get around quickly.

Wife and I moved to North Carolina recently. We know turtles are pretty common here so there probably isn’t much need for this but here goes. At one of the fishing pond in my areas I came across a slider going through the motions and laying. The spot she picked doesn’t appear to be a very good...

So on the driving and the box it seemed like the recommendation was something only slightly bigger than the tortoise. Are you saying it is better to just get his usual inhabitant in there for the multi-day trip. Or should I take two. One for driving and one for night? I’ll look into the...

So I've seen a couple of the posts on the forums regarding transporting tortoises. Dark transport options, etc. A couple even did refer to multiple day but in this case it is going to be almost a week as we are moving from the Intermountain Region to the Carolinas At that length is there...

Do these block the UVB at all or do I need to fix the light under the film?

Hey everyone, before we knew any better we had purchased one of those Tortoise Table type enclosures for a juvenile Russian. We of course since discovered this forum and done our best to make changes. As opposed to throwing out all the open table supplies we had gotten we did get a humidity...

Fireworks are well past lights out for him but that doesn't mean he can't enjoy a nice veggie burger and side salad.

Thanks a that is actually one of two water bowels we have. The other is a little bigger terra-cotta style bowl. I think the color correction I had to do on the pictures, due to the basking light, might be what makes him look dry but not sure. He is getting soaked regularly and actually drinks...

Recently got Clyde a juvenile Russian from tortoisetown (I found this forum too late but he seems to be doing fine) Significant other and I really are enjoying every minute with this guy. Sometimes we just pull the chairs over and watch him run around. He’s currently in the branded tortoise...