Emily Burleigh
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- Aug 16, 2014
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Hi, I have had my red foot, Zeus, for about a year and a half (he was 1/2 year old when I got him), and I am still unsure of what a healthy tortoise looks like and acts like. He is very active, but wheezes a little bit. But he seems to only wheeze when he is in a situation he doesn't like? (baths, or being carried around for example). Whenever he is in his enclosure, or eating, he is fine, and doesn't wheeze at all. I live in south west Louisiana, so I am not sure about the humidity thing. I feed him three times a week, because I read in a few places that tortoises become adults at two and only need to eat that much. I give him leafy greens on Sundays and Thursdays, and a leafy green with fruit on Tuesdays. He gets calcium with every meal. I have tried to give him boiled eggs as protein, but he refuses to eat it. He is pyramiding.. but he was like that when I bought him from the pet store, and I have been trying to correct it. I really just want to make sure I am doing everything right, because I love the little guy. I am posting multiple pictures of him, and one of his enclosure.
He also has what looks like a freckle on his neck? It is sometimes brown, but in the picture looks more white. I have no idea what it is.
He also has what looks like a freckle on his neck? It is sometimes brown, but in the picture looks more white. I have no idea what it is.