Recent content by Tanha

Rusty popped into my mind right away when I saw him.

thanks! I'll do more soaks!

So I've had my RT, Harriet, since Tuesday night. She was pretty active Wed, but has slept quite a bit yesterday and today. She eats whenever there is food around her so that's good I'm assuming. Is she just a sleepy tortoise? I was told she was around 4 years old, but others here have said she...

Thanks for the welcome!

Thanks! I'm happy to be here and loving my new family member.

Oh wow! I didn't think she was that old! I made an appointment for Monday. She will be getting a beak trim and a look over by someone who actually knows about tortoises, unlike myself. Lol. I'm glad I came here, I would have never known to trim her beak. I'm sure she thanks you all too!

Thank you all for the warm welcome! I don't know many people with tortoises so I'm on my own here in real life. It's nice to have a forum like this! We have an appointment Monday morning for a beak trim. It's a little out of the way travel wise, but I don't mind. They have a good rep around...

Thanks! I wasn't sure if any was okay, figured I'd ask in case there was something special or specific I was missing. I am definitely not confident so a vet will have to do it! Lol

Thank you for all the info! I'm not sure why you couldn't see the pictures. The poster below did. I don't know if you can see it bigger, but my profile pic is Harriet too.

Thank you! Where would I find the slate and does it have a specific name or brand?

I just rescued a Russian tortoise from a Facebook garage sale site and don't know a lot about them. I was told my new friend is around 4 years old, a female, and healthy. From what I've been reading it seems she's had the bare minimum in life. She only had a heat lamp, no uvb. Only fed once a...

Hello! I'm so excited to have found this forum! I rescued a Russian tortoise off of a Facebook garage sale site yesterday and am taking a crash course in all things tortoise. There are so many conflicting pages! Anyway, I'm Tanha and my new friend is Harriet. I don't know how old she is, they...