Toto has a variety of hides available to her. She chooses not to use them though. She prefers to simply bury herself when she is ready to go to sleep at night. During the day she mostly basks with all 4 legs, and her head, stretched out. :D The hides take up a fair amount of floor space and...
I bet he will climb out just fine. Our little gal burries herself each evening and then uburries herself each morning. She hasn't gotten herself stuck yet- even though i've questioned how she will get out a few times. :)
So, miss piggy is also quite picky, we've found. She LOVES lettuce of all kinds and everything that comes in spring mix (including radichio and frisee). She will also eat bok choy and endive. Sometimes I give her some veggies too- like cuke or zuke. But, that's pretty much it. She turns her...
Yep- she has access to both. I now have the heat and the mvb set up for her so there is actually a warmer and cooler part to both sides. Every night she burrows into one particular corner of the moist side (it's usually about 82 right there) and then digs herself out every morning. She's got...
So, we are down to just ToTo now. When I called back to confirm my appointment with the vet tech I started talking to her about Steve and how I'd learned here that keeping a pair was a bad idea and feeling like I couldn't really provide what both needed, but also feeling like I *owed* it to them...
I know this is a frequently asked question but I'm having a hard time discerning what is "too long" ToTo appears to walk on her nails, rather than (what might be considered) the balls of her feet, in front. I know that they can be cliped (or dremmeled) and to watch for the quick... but I am not...
Love this!
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/12/pictures/111201-best-pictures-month-polar-bear-rhino-volcano/?source=link_fb20111203news-picswelove#/best-news-pictures-10-2011-galapagos-tortoises_42805_600x450.jpg
Lynn- I very much appreciate your input!!! Please feel free to continue to chime in. =D
Yeah- he's not burrowing. He'll wake up for a few minutes after his bath but then goes back to sleep. He does this weird thing with his head where he'll just sort of let it droop. And, where as toto is very...
So, I made an apointment for monday... then I got a call from the vet tech. She said they are getting a lot of calls like mine right now from RT's and that he's probably just trying to hibernate and just to keep doing what I'm doing. I asked them to hold the appointment anyway and I'd call...
River or Forest? Winter? Do you know what month it hatched in? I think October & September make cute names. Normally I'd throw in Aspen & Cypress as other tree names but it might a little odd with that being common tortoise substrate and all...
Ok, I got her! She was keeping that tail clamped tightly closed but after she peed twice this afternoon I picked her up and got a clear shot. WDYT? Yesterday I was leaning towards male, today I'm leaning towards female:
Shoot! Ok, I'll try. ToTo is pigging out right now. I looked at the cloaca earlier and I couldn't figure out if it was a slit or a star. Seems like it should be obvious.
Ok, so we are going on just about a week now and no change at all in Steve. Toto continues to eat like a champ and is busy, busy, busy. She convinced my daughter yesterday that she didn't NEED a 20 minute soak so she got away with just 10. Both torts are feeling nice and heavy. They didn't feel...