I think enrichment for any animal in an enclosure is extremely important. I have found that an empty toilet pater roll seems to bring Tortellini and Josephine joy. They scoot it around, role it, and sit it straight up.
You are getting great advice above; Tom is my go-to for many things tortoise. Like he mentions, the habitat is far too small, needs to be much larger. I know all these folks coming at her that all this needs to change can be hard, it is all said with love.
We soak our 18 month Russian (Josephine) for about ten minutes each day, I do not use a tooth brush often, maybe once a week, but we do soak her. She does not seem fearful of the water, and she will poo in the water which is good for us because we know she is healthy. We also drain and refill...
We are blessed to rescue about 75 animals a year. In the last 10 years we have started rescuing turtles, a dragon, and two tortoises. They are outside in the Tennessee summers and come inside for the winter. We love our fur babies and adore our shelled babies as well. If you find your...
Hi this is Cynthia in Tennessee.
We rescue animals and have 26 sliders of various breeds and one tortoise. We also have 9 dogs and 22 chickens. We rescue about 75 animals per year and foster and get them into forever homes. We have one tortoise inside and an 1/4 acre outside enclosure with...