I was in the area today and did a quick drive by and did not see tortoise. Put him in about 40-50 yards from road and made sure heading opposite way.
Glad i was able to help the tortoise
I have a Russian and Redfoot and my wife thought it was a Russian. I looked at box turtles and texas tortoise online and wanted to make sure. Thanks again everyone.
Thanks for all your help. Tortoise has been released near where caught. I watched him and heading away from road. Hopefully lives a long life and sees no more cars or people
I live in San Antonio and when I went away, my family let me various weeds die in my raised garden beds. Now, I have jumbo weeds and nothing like it in the rest of the yard. Do any of these look dangerous? I would think they are part of the many weeds that I planted, but never got big enough due...
Few More Observations
1. Rained hard today and all 3 adults were out in the open hiding in the grass.
2. The baby burrows deeper than the adults. Part of the reason, maybe the mini cave for the adults. When inside, the adults do not always hide in the substrate.
3. I was giving just a little bit...
I will mist their outdoor enclosure when it is hot. Never fails, they come out from their hiding places and walk around. It is funny watching my big female stick her head out and looking around, like where did the water go.
Here are a few observations about my Russians while outside. The male and two females have an outdoor enclosure 12 x 8 and the baby enclosure is 5 x 6. I only have them outside during daylight. These enclosures are temporary and will be making permanent enclosures next year based on my...
I remember reading many years ago an experiment with a snake and tortoise. Many people stopped to get the tortoise out of the road, while they ran over the snake. Some cop ran over it twice and was going to shoot it.
I worked for Petsmart for a couple of years. I was the one who would answer all the reptile questions. It was hard sometimes because the best answers would be for products, they do not carry, but I did the best with what we had. There were a lot of reptile products I would have eliminated and...
Welcome to the forum and you live in a great area in Florida. There are so many great tortoise breeds , that it can be hard to make a choice. Best of luck
I have been an animal lover my entire life especially dogs, cats and reptiles. I kept many lizards as an adult, but I have gone back to my first love, tortoises.
I have 4 kids and my youngest has the same zeal for pets as me. Maybe, she will become a vet or in some other way make a difference...