Hi, Thank you for your interest. I just have a few questions.
Do you have any other tortoises and if you do would you keep her in the same enclosure?
Do you keep your tortoises outdoors or indoors? ( can you provide pictures of the enclosure)
Are you looking to keep her as a pet or for...
Hi everyone,
I live in the Los Angeles area, I have a 7-10 years old Russian tortoise named Lemmy that I am looking to rehome.
I live in a small apartment and I can't provide enough space for her to live well. I have had her for 3 years now and she is very healthy. I soak her almost...
I had the same problem with my Russian tortoise when i got her, she was lethargic and not eating anything. when i came here to this forum I followed all the instructions all these wonderful people had to say. my tortoise felt good immediately. i was shocked to see how much a difference a light...
Thank You, I was worried if I am feeding her too much because of the weight gain. For now she is in an enclosure but she is active most of the time and she runs towards me when she see me. I'am working on getting her a bigger enclosure and in near future I will keep her in my Yard. :):tort...
Hi everyone, Today I was soaking :tort:Lemmy and I noticed the part above her neck (i do not know how it is called but I will mark it up in the pic) has deformed and is not in the center any more. is this because of the growth rings? or it is something i should be worried about? If it is because...
Lemmy's new enclosure
Hi everyone, I want to share Lemmy's new enclosure set up with you all. she had a small plastic tank that served as her home for 4 months, I could see her not being very happy there any more and the substrate was looking bad too. she was always just sleeping eating and...
lemmy's enclosure update.
I have changed lemmy's substrate with coconut coir and its about 5 inches deep. Also, before i was using a uva bulb and now i changed that too zoomed powersun 100w uvb and uva bulb. i also bought one ceramic heat emitter to make the terrarium warm but i think the bulb...
wow :D seems like petsmart has same script for all the pets :D ginger is a beautiful tortoise and she look just like lemmy. i am so relieved by your answer . i am soaking her for 3 days now. every morning when i wake up i wake lemmy up and let her bask for like 30 mins and after that i soak her...