Yeah, I've tried to steer clear of petshops because they don't even have basking bulbs that aren't infrarred or are extremely expensive. I wonder if 80 cm is enough of a distance so that it's not too much for the tortoise with a 100w bulb. I'd rather spend more time and buy something that is...
These aren't as easy to come by as the fruit of the cactus and cacti don't do well where I live tbh.
So I'd just like to make it clear that I'm not feeding him an exclusive diet of cucumber and zucchini, I'm not crazy. I said that when I found him those were the only things he recognized as...
Thank you both!
The vet finally came through and I'm eyeing a few options. Today he got a nice soak (because he likes to poop in his hide and roll around in his filth).
the uvb lamp is for helping him with the vitamin D he will need now that cloudy days are coming. This should help with the...
Hi, I previously wrote a thread because I found a lost chaco tortoise and I've been caring for it ever since. He had a little bit of mucus when we found him and he may have URTD. The vet decided that we do not let him brumate this year, as we need him to get fatter and we don't want to keep...
sorry for the wait on the pics to the people that asked for them, I had to go on a trip. My mom took care of him though and he's 600 g now. The vet seems satisfied. The photos are from before he gained weight, on one of the trips to the vet (I feel bad getting too close to him for pictures so I...
That is exactly what I do! I chop everything up in very small pieces and mix it all together. It works most of the time. We're also slipping a bit of... I don't want to call it mazuri because it's not exactly that, but it's a type of kibble like that the vet recommended. I grind it very finely...
Nevermind, everyone. He's hyperactive again, pooping and peeing a lot, trying to eat his feces, which have a much better consistency. He is very curious, basking in the balcony from time to time as well. He hasn't eaten much yet, though, which is still in character for him as he never eats a...
Yes, our theory right now is that he escaped from his owners when he started to look for hot singles in his area. It *is* about mating season for them over here. I'm glad someone else thinks that hyper behavior was about that. He hasn't flashed anymore too, so that raised my suspicions.
And...
So Argentina is a big, big country. And as I've said, the tortoise is not from the area I live in, we're pretty far away. The breed does not do well in captivity, yes, in places like the US. Over here? Chaco tortoises are some of the most common pets and even the most obtuse owner can have them...
Hello, help is appreciated. I did not ever own tortoises before this and while I've been reading quite a bit, I'm still somewhat worried about this rescue tort.
My family and I found the tortoise walking (running) around while they were parking the car. We spoke to different neighbors to see if...