I noticed yesterday that 1 of my hatchlings was dragging his back leg,but when I pick him up he moves it normally.
When I was checking him today I noticed that the shell by that leg is really sharp and is probably rubbing him when he walks.
So will it hurt him if I try to smooth it out a bit...
Apologies if this has already been posted.
https://www.chron.com/lifestyle/travel-outdoors/article/Texas-officials-investigate-turtle-mortality-event-13636786.php?cmpid=hpctp
Does anyone have any idea why a tortoise would have a shell like this.
When I had her,about 5 years ago ,she was 9 y old and I was her 6th or 7th owner,so her history was a bit sketchy,but was told they thought she had been mauled by a dog,but I didn't really think about it too much.
on June 24...
My tortoise laid 2 eggs,1 hatched on day 67,the other egg didn't.
I came home from work on Saturday to find the tortoise had made a hole big enough to put his head through,but was making no attempt to get out,This was day 80 of incubation
Last night I made the hole bigger to see if I could see...
A couple of nights ago I took a few pics of Fatty,
Was just looking through them and he appears to morph into something else lol.
Photos keep posting in wrong order ,it's pic 1 then 3 then 2,
Thankfully he was a normal tort the next day.
Do tortoises need sterilised topsoil in their indoor table,
I've used sterilised in the past,but only because that was the only 1 available at the time,and didn't see it any different to normal topsoil,,but everywhere where u go now people are saying it has to be sterilised top soil,but when...
Hiya,
This is not my tortoise its a friends ,Since Sunday she has constantly been digging nests,from 7 in the morning until 7 at night and she is absolutely exhausted,
She had xrays monday for an unrelated thing and theres no eggs and ovarys looked healthy According to the vet it's...
Last week I adopted this little giri,her elderly owner died and she was being passed around the old age complex as nobody really wanted her,I was told she is 4 and her name is Kia and thats all I know,
But I have a feeling she is much older,
Taking her to the vets today so hopefully they might...
Just found this,don't know if its been posted already http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/research-group-led-by-canadian-curator-finds-new-tortoise-species-in-mexico-1.2772517
Been looking for Mazuri in the UK and i've found a lot of people are selling mazuri for primates but selling it for tortoises,anyone know if it will harm tortoises or is it basicaly the same thing
Every morning when i go down the tortoise shed I take BENNY B ( a 6 month old Tunisian spur thigh) down and put him in the table with his mother and father for half hour or so,
Well this morning I forgot to bring him back up,i finally rememered when i was standing in supermarket...