The spiny turtle inhabits lowland and hill rainforest, usually in the vicinity of small streams, mainly in hill areas up to 900 m above sea level. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Heosemys spinosa
Higher classification: Heosemys
http://www.asianturtlenetwork.org/field_guide/Heosemys_spinosa.htm
http://www.cabi.org/isc/FullTextPDF/2009/20093019002.pdf
"With early detection and aggressive care, over 90% of tortoises recover with proper care at home. If there are other tortoises in the home, it is likely that they have already been exposed to the herpesvirus, or were themselves the...
The good news is bandit and jewel have a caring kind owner who will get them cured, don't give up hope. Possible reach out for another vet who specializes in exotic animals and experience with tortoises. If Squirt survived it I'm sure these will too. My only recommendation is you keep them warm...
Yours is a beautiful animal.
If you can't find the original owner, and you don't you have space, time and money to properly care for the turtle, I would release it as soon as possible while it's still strong, find a suitable habitat outside the city away from people.
Giant Asian pond turtle...
Yours is a beautiful animal.
If you can't find the original owner, and you don't you have space, time and money to properly care for the turtle, I would release it as soon as possible while it's still strong, find a suitable habitat outside the city away from people.
Giant Asian pond turtle...
What species do you have and how did you choose?
I had young Leopards, young Burmese black mountains, young Indian Stars, young Burmese Stars, then sold them all for personal reasons, I live in Chicago suburbs so I have to keep them indoors much of the year so a large growing tortoise would be...
Try keeping 80F daytime temp even at the lowest side 80F, at night allow a cooling down time (just like in nature), it's good for them to cool down but during the day not less than 80F ambient temp for the whole enclosure. If your tortoise is younger you will want to try to have 90+ % humidity...
Also if you want to raise your baby to have a smooth shell carapace and not pyramid, your closed chamber enclosure will need to be kept 90% humidity yet the top layer of the 4" deep substrate kept dry or they can grow fungus that you will have to treat.
I'm in Illinois and like Michigan the weather its too cold, so most of the year the tortoise will need to be housed in and indoor closed chamber enclosure. So don't by a tortoise that will grow too large, that was my first mistake.
I have and recommend colorful Western Hermanns tortoises, the...
Have to sell my beautiful Burmese star tortoise, she is around 200 grams and 3.8". Raised in a warm humid closed enclosure for a amazing smooth perfect carapace and with a good varied diet. Her lines are a beautiful design and well defined, she's very healthy and one of a kind at $1500 shipped...