Trying to think of a name for this tortoise..
Posted about it here: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Tortoise-found-in-backyard
Any suggestions on what name I should pick? What would you name it?
My fish: Play video
*Turn the volume down if you don't want to hear a stupid south park song about gay fish. It was a joke.
Ive actually redecorated since I did this video. Got different plants & decorations. Still the same fish though. They might be a little bigger now & they are still...
Went to the store and bought him a cuttle bone & a calcium / D3 supplement to sprinkle on treats I give him & a UV light for his indoor home.
Also, I am making an outdoor pen for my new turtle. Bought some chicken wire & posts. He likes to dig so the fence is going under the ground almost a...
I was just doing some research on his shell...
Apparently his shell is so bumpy because he is unhealthy. It should be a smooth rounded shell.
Its called "pyramiding"
Caused by:
A) A diet which contains animal proteins (many tortoises are vegetarian animals, and eat NO meat whatsoever.)...
Thanks all for the tips. I might make him an enclosure for the backyard, there is plenty of weeds to munch on back there. I just found him a couple hours ago so I dont know if I want to keep it or not. I had a little box turtle as a child (parents did all the upkeep) and I loved that little...
Thanks.. My backyard is all fenced in and I don't see how it could have gotten in.. Its a mystery. :O
I don't have anything else to feed it at the moment. But I'll look around to see what to get for it.
Hi all,
I found this forum while googling tortoise stuff because I found one! Posted about it here: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Tortoise-found-in-backyard
Anyway I am theezy.. I run a forum of my own and I am a single dad in California. Nice to meet you all.
So I go in my backyard today. I moved one of my garbage bins and what did I find underneath it???
This guy:
I made him a little habitat by taking a pet carrier (for a dog or cat) apart and zip-tying the two pieces together. I had a heat lamp from a lizard I had years ago...
Here's his...