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So, while Jetta was at the vet for his shell abrasion, he pooped on the examination table and we decided to do a fecal test for parasites given the opportunity. Results back, he has pinworms, which are common, but if they get too numerous (the doctor said they were over 3, not sure what that...

Gave Jetta a bath today, and noticed after the initial soaking that he had a whitish spot on his rear-most scute. After I used a very soft complexion brush on it (the kind you use on an infant), I could tell it was tender or sore for the poor fella. I put some antibiotic ointment on it, gave him...

Jetta lives outside, has free range of the back yard. It gets chilly here at night (fifties, high forties at times), so I was worried he would be having trouble with digestion, respiration. So I got him an outdoor heating pad and built a little cave for him to hide in at night. It has plenty of...

He showed up in my fenced-in yard a few days ago, apparently emerging from hibernation, and now I'm smitten with him. He seems to be in good condition and there are plenty of broad leaf weeds to feast on in my yard, no herbicides or pesticides are used here. I'm planning on putting chicken wire...