These photos were taken several weeks apart. Maybe I'm not very observant, but I've never noticed this on my tort before in years.
One was on his leg among his scales. I thought maybe a scale came loose when he was climbing on rocks outside, but I snapped a pic just in case. Well, today I...
I got a 60w CHE but it doesn't seem to get very hot at all. I can touch the fixture with my fingers. (no way I could do that with my Power Sun) Is this normal, and how close do you get it to the bedding of your enclosure?
Also, the CHE said not to use it with a dome because it would overheat...
I noticed he wasn't really eating as much about 2 or 3 weeks ago. First I thought maybe the UV part of his Power Sun bulb had gone bad so I replaced it. Then I noticed when he did eat he had trouble getting stuff in his mouth because of the long beak. (That's what got me on the vitamin A thing...
Hi,
I have had problems getting my Russian enough vitamin A for years. He is a very picky eater. He likes to eat spring mix, radicchio, romaine and carrots. I try to give him hibiscus (he loves the flowers but not the leaves), collards and other plants but he never eats them. If he finds a...
Although he eats plenty of carrots, my russian tort is lacking in vitamin A. He has squinty eyelids and an overgrown beak. My vet suggested Tortoise Bites as a supplement. At first he couldn't get enough of them, but now he throws them out of his bowl to get to the stuff he likes.
I regularly...
I have no problem growing grass/clover mix in about 3" of soil. But I can't get any dandelions to pop up. Do they require more depth?
Also, I've just been useing seeds from the yard. Are dandelion seeds bought online any different?
I just posted about finding bugs in my cage. I went to buy some compressed coconut from Petco to replace the soil I removed and I was informed Zoo Med has pulled its stock. Apparently it wasn't heat treated properly. There were several other kinds of lose bark missing as well.
I looked on...
I recently added top soil to my Russian tort's cage to grow grass and other plants. Today I came home and found a bunch of very tiny bugs crawling all over my tort. I don't know weather they were interested in him or the warm spot he was sitting in under the heat lamp.
They are so small you...