Recent content by Shakeyourhip

My son, Kaiju!

Here's my boy Kaiju waking up

Mine's healthy but handicapped; he's missing one of his front paws, just a nub. That's where I worry about him righting himself. Should I test if he can right himself after 5 minutes, I feel that would be cruel though?

He's a 7 year old hermann. He was not directly underneath the heat lamp, but very nearby it. No feces to be found.

After getting home after a 12 hour day, I found my tort on his back in his indoor enclosure! I almost had a heart attack! I immediately turned him over and he zoomed around to the point that I took him outside to let him burn off his energy. He's outdoors when it's wam, but lately he's been...

Kaiju this morning coming out of hiding when I turned on the lights in his enclosure.

So here's my question: how do I keep him awake? I'm at work for 10-12 hrs a day, where he may end up sleeping all the time and eating little of what's provided for him. When I get home, I rush straight to him. Do I pull him out of where he's resting ( his hide, usually ) and take him outside...

I'm in the San Francisco bay area, not near the warmer temps of Southern California. The weather has been warm lately outdoors with a slight chill now and again, but the previous month with similar weather didn't produce these current actions outdoors. He has a large indoor enclosure, which...

So my new tort Kaiju that I've had since July has been acting up, well down actually. He's outdoors most of the time with night's getting down to mid 50's. For the past week he has had no appetite and has been sleeping or just sitting in his hide. When I put him in his new indoor enclosure with...

So my new tort Kaiju that I've had since July has been acting up, well down actually. He's outdoors most of the time with night's getting down to mid 50's. For the past week he has had no appetite and has been sleeping or just sitting in his hide. When I put him in his new indoor enclosure...

Wow, the muddy hermann so looks like a rock if it weren't for the head!

Yes he is a hermann, wasn't sure though if he was eastern or western.

I had to some searching online for a contact phone number because they don't have a website. Just search for any articles online about the rescue or the owners, the Wilfongs.

Hello, I've been lurking the forums for a few months now. Seems like the right time to share. I had spent countless hours reading several websites, books and talking to independent pet stores to make sure I could take care of a tortoise properly. Feeling confident, I searched and found out about...

Hello, I've been lurking the forums for a few months now. Seems like the right time to share. I had spent countless hours reading several websites, books and talking to independent pet stores to make sure I could take care of a tortoise properly. Feeling confident, I searched and found out...