Thank you, I have already clipped his nails, but I was afraid of exactly what you just said so I need to do a little more. I had a food bowl in there but he couldn't access it, so I started feeding him on the ground. I put him on carpet because he seemed to be having trouble walking on his...
Here are the pictures of him (his name is Gary) see how his legs just seem to "give out? He also seems a little scratched up almost, his previous owners did mention they used to just let him roam around the house, maybe he messed up shell by doing that. The third picture is his temporary...
Thank you so much for the care sheet, it's exactly what I need. I only owned a tortoise a long time ago, and he ran away... Still don't know how that happened haha. The cage I have him in is temporary, I'm wanting to put him in a good sized outdoor cage but it's winter time, and it's very cold...
Sorry for the late reply, but I'm unsure of what the previous owners used, he came with 2 lights, one I know to be a heat bulb, but the other one doesn't work and I think it was heat as well. His previous cage was a 30 gallon with dirty woodchips, I have him in an indoor 50 gallon with carpet...
Hello everyone! I just joined this forum just a few minutes ago and this is my first post. I just bought a Russian tortoise from someone near by a couple days ago and he seems to have a few concerning issues. First issue was that his beak and nails were severely overgrown, but I took care of...