Outdoor insulated enclosure I build 2 years ago! My parents want it gone and Id rather donated it to a tortoise owner then have them break it down. Its 4ft by 6ft and 2 ft tall. I live in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Completely free! I just want it to go to a tortoise!
After a long year and a half the pain has finally subsided enough to come back after losing my baby Sulcata to a dog I rescued. I learned such a great lesson that will be with me forever. Although I know I can't own a tortoise at this time I still love tortoises so much and want to enjoy them...
So I don't own a russian nor do I know about hibernation. I know just about sulcata care. Anyway I work at the animal hospital attached to a petsmart and sometimes petsmart they will bring in their sick reptiles and small animals to our doctors. Our doctors are not trained in exotics so if its...
I've been doing some research online to see if I could join a club or rescue in southern California, but I'm curious what you guys would recommend. Do you guys know of rescues/clubs/memberships making a difference and might need another helping hand/donations? I really want to start going to...
Just wondering how everyone chose the species they have. There are so many! Different sizes, looks, personality, health requirements! What species do you have and how did you choose?
I never thought I would be writing one of these horribly sad stories. My Tortoise, Bogart, was my child. I loved him so much its been too painful to speak about this. I stopped coming on tortoise forum because I was afraid of ridicule. I feel I should tell my story to warn others and help myself...
I made a new tort enclosure that's 6ft by 4ft and insulated the whole thing. I put it in the backyard and started monitoring the temp inside. It reaches up to 110 and higher when the top is closed. How do the rest of you guys keep the outside enclosures cooler?
I work at an animal hospital and a man brought this dog in to be euthanized. She is a 1 year old German Shepard mix. The owner said she is a menace, a wild animal, and needs to be destroyed. The Doctor tried to offer him other options like a rescue but he wouldn't hear it. He said he's tried...
When I first got Bogart...
He never liked getting his picture take ..
He made a good friend..
And started to enjoy his soaks...
He likes his naps the most..
We continued to fight pyramiding...
And now Bogart is officially one year old!!
Happy Birthday Bogart!!! :)
Ever since I noticed Bogarts urates getting a little gritty I've doubled the soaks. One soak in the morning and one at night. He has 80% humidity and is on a variety diet of mostly grass and oatgrass hay, with hibiscus, grape leafs, geranium leaves, prickly pear, weeds, weeds and more grass...
Not done yet; the fiberglass, polyurethane, heater and light installation, outside painting will be done sometime this weekend or next. My first big project and I'm very happy with it!! Bogart will probably need some time to adjust though. He has been living in a 40 gal with trips outside...
So I'm at school and I get into a conversation with this guy who says he owns a desert tort and a sully. I told him how I have a baby sully right now and I'm currently building a new closed enclosure and I'm excited to test the humidity once it's done. He looked at me like I'm speaking a...
So I noticed the last few days Bogarts urates are getting gritty. This has me changing his diet to less oxalated weeds and soaking him more. The problem is sometimes I leave for work early 530 am and come home from school late around 6 or 7pm so I soak him when I find him awake. My concern is...
There are this trees all over my college. They are in areas that seem more "wild" or not taken care of. If these are mulberry trees should I be safe feeding my sulcata some leafs?
So I'm looking for ideas for a new closed chamber. Bogart has been in a 40gal for 9 months now and yes everyone was correct....He grew it out super fast! He is still a baby at 252 grams but I don't want to wait till he is super uncomfortable in the 40gal (which he probably already is). Soo I'm...
I gave my 8 month old sulcata a soak in the sick and I completely forgot about him while doing things around the house. The water got super cold and he was in there for about an hour!! When I found him is was very cold and his eyes didn't look healthy like they normally do and I saw a bubble...