I work at a pet store where we got thi hingeback, knowing nothing about them, and now he is not eating. He ate a little last night, but thats all since I took him home about a week ago. He loves to go in his water dish and I soak him, he also walks around in the water and when I let him walk...
Thanks so much Jacqui! I am going to go into work tonight and let the supervisor know everything so we can work on getting him the proper care he needs. He has a hiding place, but nothing else really that he needs. Hopefully he will be alright once he is taken care of.
I work at a pet shop and we have a hingeback tortoise. I understand there are a ton of varieties of them and I am reading all different care requirements for them. He was just bought as a forest hingeback so I don't know anything else about the species. Anyway, he has been there since before I...
Just got this little one today. She was neglected so I took her in. Much darker then my other. Anyone have one that is this dark on the shell? She was soaked and is eating fine, enjoying her heat right now.
It had black sand in it (you can see a little still) but the sand is just too messy and gets sucked up when we clean, so we are just throwing it out as it gets sucked out. We have a few bare bottom tanks though. They are easier to clean, and sometimes they even look nicer. Most have a natural...
yep, thats a black piranha...no telling her age b/c she was wild caught. they don't grow that big in captivity. They get around 9" and then stop for the most part. This one is 13" and is one of the only proven females in captivity (she laid eggs). i would breeed her, but they kill anything in...
Here are some pics of a few of my fish. I have 6 fish tanks total. Some I have raised from about 1/2" long, and others I have rescued from people that had them in too small of a tank.
I use Jurassi-Cal calcium supplement and Rep-Cal Herptivite as a vitamin supplement. My calcium has no D3 in it. Also, do you let Oscar have some natural sunlight, and if so, how much?
Thanks for the replies. Yes, they are indoors. We take them outside while we are home, but they each have a large enclosure inside that they stay in. I will have to look around and see if the vet can recommend anyone.
I am going on vacation in 2 weeks for about 8 days. Im not sure what I should do about the tortoises. Can they be alright that long? I have a 6 year old Sulcata and about 6 year old red foot. I am worried about leaving their lamps on and them overheating while we're gone since it has been so hot...
this happened to us on another site when we were trying to find help for our Gussy. I simply told them everything I had said in the thread I started about him on here, only over there it turned into an all out arguement and them telling me I dont know how to care for tortoises...not very...
soaking will be important and they need to not only have access to water in thier enclosure, but they also need soaked in a shallow dish where they cannot just climb out of. I would try to keep them contained in an enclosure with a heat lamp at one side. Keeping them warm is important when they...