Harold

Cullen

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Hi ,
I'm so excited to be here! This is Harold our baby . I have no idea about him or anything about turtles really so I will be asking lots of questions :)
 

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Hi ,
I'm so excited to be here! This is Harold our baby . I have no idea about him or anything about turtles really so I will be asking lots of questions :)
awww..he's adorable! You'll find lots of helpful info here on the forum. You've come to right place and we're happy your here:)
 

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Welcome to our little community, Cullen!

I have two Russian tortoises, a male named Harold (we're twins!) and a female named Hazel. What kind of tortoise do you have? It's a little hard to determine from the picture. Where did you get him? What does his enclosure look like? What have you been feeding him?

We love pictures around here. I'll show you some of my photos at the end of this post.

I'm not sure if you need help diet-wise, but I'll offer you a shred of information to help you get started.

If you live near a SaveMart, Food4Less, or a Vons, you can purchase a healthy variety of goodies for your little guy. For example, every other day (unless my tortoises eat it all) I construct a little "salad" for my babies.

I'll purchase some thyme, kale (small amounts), rosemary, collared or mustard greens, radicchio, and baby carrots (I chop them up) and put a little bit of each item into a generic reptile bowl or flat stones. (The flat stones allow for the tortoises to trim their beak when they bite into the food; it does not hurt them).

At least twice a week, I will sprinkle an Exo Terra D3 calcium supplement powder onto their food. Calcium is very important for the growth and development of tortoises. I would also suggest placing a tortoise cuttlebone (not a bird one) into the habitat to allow them to munch on. Please keep in mind that every tortoise is different, and not every tortoise will be interested in the cuttlebone. Because of this, I prefer the Exo Terra D3 calcium supplement. If you've already purchased a tortoise cuttlebone (again, avoid the bird ones), you can grind it into a smooth powder to avoid wasting it.

I hope that gave you a brief insight into the world of tortoise food. Be careful with what you purchase; most greens look the same and you must read the labels and do your research.


As promised, here is my little boy, Harold.
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Here is my little girl, Hazel.
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Hi Cullen, and welcome to the Forum!

I THINK that Harold is a desert tortoise, but I'll need more pictures to be sure.

(and just a bit of a correction about cuttlebone: all cuttlebone is the same. It's cheaper if you buy it in the bird section. They always tack on some $$ when they make it a specialty item, like for tortoises, but it's exactly the same little piece of skeleton)
 
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