I went to a pet store today to get some good for my Chameleon. I of course checked out the animals they had. Rabbits, Guinea pigs, birds, few lizards and snakes and a Russian tortoise. The enclosure was small, but of course, stores can't give the room a tortoise needs. The lighting, substrate, all good. The water dish, well, let's just say, the tortoise would have had to be able to stand up on his back legs and stretch his front legs up and pull himself into the dish. An older lady was cleaning cages. I asked her if I could give her some advice about the tortoise. I explained the water dish situation. She thanked me and immediately got an appropriate dish and swapped them out. She then thanked me again and asked what should she be feeding him other then lettuce. I of course told her a few things I thought she would be able to get the store owner to buy.
I thanked her for changing the dish and let her know I really appreciated it.
Please, always try to get a store to make changes where needed. Don't harp on enclosure size, usually that can't be helped, a mention of it will do. Most other care needs can be easily changed.
I thanked her for changing the dish and let her know I really appreciated it.
Please, always try to get a store to make changes where needed. Don't harp on enclosure size, usually that can't be helped, a mention of it will do. Most other care needs can be easily changed.