I do not see how I was disrespectful, simply asked for respect. Why push your beliefs on someone else? Brumation is a choice in captivity. Other than the implication that I somehow disrespected you, or anyone else, I'm afraid I don't understand the rest of your post. Sorry.
To the poster...
I have pics from when I got him and will get new pics in the am, right now he's dug in for the night. I adore how he digs and lounges and climbs! I hope the difference in his plastern (is that spelled correctly?) shows in the photos. The patch on his back seems to be having troubles but the...
He wouldn't give me photos so I saved Talison and hoped for the best. He was underweight, dehydrated, pale (darkened under the UVB-former home gave no UVB), with fairly bad shell rot. My conclusions did not come close. Talison is now much better. His shell is healing, he fills out his shell...
I'm not sure if he is actually missing a scute but its definitely damaged. Vet said to keep it clean while it heals and I'm to continue using the anti-fungal cream on his bottom part of his shell, the plasturn? At least until it starts looking a bit better. Vet said his skin looks better than...
Can't use the fridge. I use it for food. I do not have the option of acquiring another and besides, I am not comfortable with it so I choose not to. If he can not brumate naturally on his own, I choose not to do it. The only downside to not brumating that I have found is issues with breeding...
I adopted a RT a week ago who came with shell rot. He's come a long way in a week. I followed their advice very closely. Bathed with betadine and daily applications of athletes foot cream. His shell was worse than hers and looks way better already. He's even got a growth line going on on the...
I love having all this information shared on both sides of this, but until I live where outdoor hibernation is possible so that its natural I won't do brumation/hibernation. Just too risky to me. Its too wet during the cold season here. So far my little Russian shows no signs of slowing down...
His name is Talison :) I love Anime and recently watched Tears to Tiara. In it is a Bard named Talison, Talison sacrifices himself to save the world. Then Dragons reward his gift by saving him. It was so awesome!
He deffinitely feels light when I pick him up. I have been soaking him, and he is getting a great deal more variety than he was getting before. Its only been a few days but he looks better and is already eating from our hands if we offer him something. Thanks for the help guys!