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He had setup a series of I think Baytril shots. We were to give her every 3rd day a new one in front bicep. We had great luck with think antibiotic a few years back when my red eared slider(who is quite the active whench these days!) had an infection. He uses it for reptiles he treats. I know...

After a sudden, or so it seems, bout of pneumonia my Purdy, see avatar, has passed away. She started a little but really sunday morning with strange breathing behavior, mouth/head extending up and back and trying to claw at her mouth. Thought she had swallowed something bad. Brought to special...

Had to check out the 'frog' in this thread. Very cute :) Yes the kids tend to win with naming our pets huh?! Of course my 3 yr old granbaby here when asked what to name our turtle says "turtle' like what else would we call it? Best wishes with your new sulcata, they are fun!

Thank you BeeBee, we just adore this little one! Another baby I guess from this hatching was said to have had pinworms by that owner, when I talked to my vet about it he said it can be common and he had given my other reptiles this as a preventative as well in the past when I acquired them. Our...

I admit Tom, yes umm.. but not sure what was planted there last year other than some annuals we put in but grass and little purple flowering plants(natural weed growing) plus my yard grows lots of clover with white flower and dandelions naturally. We never treat the lawn with anything...

With the snow melting off and light green growth in our MA yard found this and my tort seemed to like it, but what is it? Harmful??

UPDATE-> went to my special odd pet vet, Purdy looks well and is 70grams. Says I must make sure to get her moved away from lettuce(no more than 50/50) and gave her the first of 2 panacur(?) doses. He says he is more concerned about diet and quick growth that will lead to pyramiding. Showed him...

How are you growing them, indoors? certain lighting? In a greenhouse setup? I want to start this as well but our weather is not allowing for spring yet. How can I grow this inside? Advice very welcomed! [hr] I want to start but how are you getting yours to grow, what lighting and if it is...

I got my pardalis from him last month and love her so much already. James is very responsive to his customers. I appreciate that! Would recommend him.

Thank you, that is what I was hoping as illness is not good at all. Should I just put food in at given time and let her wake herself up? This morning I woke her for a morning bath and put her back in then she didn't like the grassland pellets and went to sleep again. But no squeaking. And she...

I have SOOO found this to be true, today mine did 2! What a cute leo you have!

I am not sure but I think Purdy yelled at me by squeaking when I woke her up this evening for fresh dinner. She has absolutely no signs otherwise of sickness and I have just searched this site for others with similar squeaking. But I gently(so I think) picked her up a few inches and put her near...

RE: Another Dog Story (Why tortoises and dogs DO NOT MIX. No exceptions!) My own story- mixed mutt who is so good and never minded the RES(red eared slider) we let wander our indoor floors sometimes. Then one summer day the RES was outside in her swimming pool sunning, done most summer days. I...

Yes found out quickly that the hay molds quickly, yuck!!! Also that was the first underbed type tote enclosure we used but couldn't contain the environment right so now use a 106qt sterilite tote with coconut coir and hay in the one dry corner. I check it and change it frequently to prevent/get...

Thank you! Am trying to sort through the wealth of info here! One question is do tortoises shed their scutes like water turts do? If so, how often so I know what is healthy? Purdy is growing already but not sure how the scutes grow with the size, since I know this will be a larger tort.