Search results

  1. Olivertort1

    Feeder Guppies

    I used to breed them and popped Mom in a floating container they sell with an inverted v trap. The babies sink to the bottom of this then I removed Mom and gave the babies a few weeks until they could fend for themselves. It was pretty cheap, the floating baby trap.
  2. Olivertort1

    I need help on how to keep my tortoise warm outside at night

    I have a Redfoot who roams his large container alone and comes to me when I call him because he loves food and butt scratches and associates that with me. One thing not mentioned is that tortoises regularly eat their own feces and will also eat that of other animals, like Guinea pigs, which...
  3. Olivertort1

    Mother found hatchling please advise/ identify

    Actually it was May last year, not March. Typo
  4. Olivertort1

    Mother found hatchling please advise/ identify

    I am a native West Virginian and this law was just made public in the past year. If you scroll down to turtles you will see the Eastern box turtle is now included as of March 2021...
  5. Olivertort1

    Mother found hatchling please advise/ identify

    They just changed the laws in WV this past year and Eastern Box turtles are now illegal to remove from the wild. This article is from March 2020...
  6. Olivertort1

    What types of tortoises do you own? Favorites?

    I have a 4 year-old Redfoot. Name is Oliver but pretty sure a girl. Will always be a he to me. He whistles at me and comes out when I call. No doubt looking for food, lol! He has a big private yard and is spoiled rotten. In the few cold months we have here in coastal SC, he either stays on the...
  7. Olivertort1

    Sick Redfoot

    Thank you
  8. Olivertort1

    Sick Redfoot

    Thank you. I believe there may have been some other issue going on. It came on suddenly and my vet is an exotic so she did all the right stuff for. Also, I have 3 others that are healthy and happy raised in the same environment so don’t feel that was at issue. Sometimes in the animal world...
  9. Olivertort1

    Sick Redfoot

    Unfortunately Chloe passed away yesterday. She seemed to improving last week, even ate a few bites but regressed Thursday and Friday, definitely going downhill. I had upped her temperature, and covered her with a grow tent. She had 2 shots left and I planned on a trip back to the vet tomorrow...
  10. Olivertort1

    Sick Redfoot

    Thanks, I am soaking daily. I will add a CHE over her at night. In the daytime it is sunny and 75 or more in her outdoor yard. It stays 75-80 in the garage with space heaters but I will add the extra heat for her. I was just concerned with the not eating. Last week she perked up a little and ate...
  11. Olivertort1

    Sick Redfoot

    Thanks. Yes will take her back to vet if no eating soon. My main question is whether it can take the antibiotics this long to show improvement?
  12. Olivertort1

    Sick Redfoot

    No she hasn’t. I have tried all that except watermelon. She won’t touch it. I will try some watermelon today
  13. Olivertort1

    Sick Redfoot

    I have a 4 year-old Redfoot, live in SC so very humid and warm. She is outside with my other three but in separate yards. Only in the garage at night in a concrete mixing tub with heat when it is 59, like tonight. Garage is insulated and stays 75-80. All three others are healthy and fine. She...
  14. Olivertort1

    Daitomaceous earth for red black ants

    Here in SC we use dry grits. It works but can take a few applications. I use the food grade DE and it has worked for my tortoise yards.
  15. Olivertort1

    Is anyone literally in this Facebook chat?

    You can lead a horse to Water but you can’t make him drink. You can lead a human to knowledge but you can’t make them think. One of my favorite sayings
  16. Olivertort1

    Sulcata in bathroom

    You can get horse mats at Tractor Supply that look just like the black mats above
  17. Olivertort1

    Almost impossible to purchase a freaking tortoise!!!

    I would go with Ryan from SouthernReptiles.net
  18. Olivertort1

    Temporary foster (a couple of years)

    I can probably help you. I am in Charleston SC and currently own 4 Redfoots and 3 Florida box turtle hatchlings (I will be selling 2 of those and one going to a friend.) my tortoises stay in my insulated heated garage in the winter but plan to have a heated this this fall. During the warm months...
  19. Olivertort1

    Rate my enclosure

    Those sago palms are toxic, make sure he can’t reach any of the fronds
  20. Olivertort1

    Sulcata stopped drinking water

    I agree. I use the Zoomed Forest Tortoise for my Redfoots. They love it and it has better ingredients imo
Top