well he hasnt been wanting to really walk around like he usually likes to but he perks his head out and likes to look around but hes been making a little gert noise and he usually does it like 2 or 3 times and then stops but he isnt acting sick im gonna take him out today and see what he does...
Hey i have a 4 to 5 year old red footed tortoise hes about 8 to 9 inches im not sure but yesterday was his protein day which i had been lacking in i had him for about 5 months with no protein which was bad so i boiled him 2 eggs and ended up giving him an egg and a quarter and chopped it up...
So i am trying to decide whether or not to have a water dish that my tortoise can soak in when he wants to because i have a small water dish that i usually use for him but he doesnt use it besides to get his front legs in hes currently in a 90 gallon tank which i will be getting rid of and...
i use uvb and 80 watt reptile night lights its kept about 83 at night in the enclosure and yes i give him soaks i apoloigize for the blurry photos he was moving while i was trying to take them and yes hes indoors
Hi my tortoise has a dry spot on his head and where his legs meet his body hes pretty skinny i feed him Dandelion Greens, Green Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce, Sometimes Tomato, Yellow Squash, Green Squash, Green Bean and then for fruit i feed him PineApple, Mango, Kiwi, Apple with no seeds sometimes...
yeah shes gotten really skinny though her legs are tooth picks and shes always worn out so im just gonna leave her alone try to feed her everyday soak her and give her her medicine and hope she gets better
yeah thank you for your response but she has RI i took her to the vet and the about the only thing thats gonna keep her alive is me soaking her they gave me something that i can inject in her front leg that will help over the next 10 days they also ordered me some b12 so she will eat if i can...
Hi i got a redfooted tortoise 2 months ago got her when she was 3 months old her name is LittleFoot i just posted about this but got the wrong title so now im re doing it so more people will respond and help me out she lives in a 50 gallon fish tank which i have learned isnt a good idea so im...
i mixed yellow squash green squash and romaine lettuce let me know what you feed your tortoise and if you recomend that for a hatchling ill start her on that asap she is going to the vet tomorrow also i have just noticed a bit of goopy ness around her eyes what could that be its not in her eyes...
also im asking the wrong questions i just did some research on RI and she has energy she walks around alot but the other 2 is definately happeneing i dont have a reptile vet so idk what to do there is a vet close by but im not sure if they are good or not i already have moss and fake plants on...
yeah ill make sure to change the diet i have a piece of plexi glass i just took it off for the picture also i was reading from other posts that head bobbing is them just breathing is that true or false
Hi i have recently purchased a baby red footed tortoise her name is LittleFoot i have had her for 2 months but i bought her when she was 3 months old and she quickly got used to me very active ate and drank alot she is in a 50 gallon tank she has a food and water dish in the basking spot i have...