alright i think im going to move him back to his old enclosure with a closed top. and im just measuring the night temperature with a temp/humidity gauge and the cool side reads low 70s like 70-75 i know i should get a temp gun. and my room, where they are kept stays much warmer than the rest of...
ive been keeping him humid like i said, but since he showed symptoms of RI i let things dry up since i saw that suggested somewhere but i am getting the humidity up again right now. he was also moved into a larger enclose recently which doesnt have a closed top which i now realize keeps humidity...
My leopard tortoise I've had for over a year now has developed a runny nose that I noticed 2 days ago as well as some gasping. I've seen alot of different advice on humidity for leos and especially for what humidity they should be kept in with an RI. I see people say that dry tortoises with an...
Was just wondering peoples thoughts and opinions on keeping babies of different species together. I know it is not recommended by a lot of people but from my understanding many baby tortoises have very similar care. This also refers only to baby torts.
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So here's an update... I named him Frank and I'm currently in the progress of making a permanent outdoor enclosure for him. Whenever I take him out of his temporary enclosure to roam around and graze (because he ate all the weeds in his enclosure) he will hunt down any dog turd I missed while...
i will send a pic, but its not so much underbite but he is opening his mouth and the front tip of his top and lower beak touching as if to breathe and he will fix his beak back to normal sometimes, I am using a UV bulb on a large fixture and a 100 or 150 watt heat lamp the temp for basking is 95...
My baby sulcata seems a bit sickly lately and I'm wondering what it may be. His eyes both open but one opens not as much. he also will sometimes make his beak look like he has underbite and when he does it makes a gap, is that to breathe from his mouth? he eats less and is still active. I keep...
I just adopted this tort from my friend who could no longer care for him, its a male who weighs 11 pounds. I am going to build his outdoor and indoor enclosure tomorrow.