Hi Everyone! My Tortoise Mr. Tibbs is almost 4 years old. He's pretty big (and heavy!) now. I recently built an outdoor enclosure and he seemed to be happy there. Recently with the weather change he was trying to burrow and now he sleeps a lot. Usually he's waiting for me to come home so he can...
My Tortoise is now 4! I want to build an outdoor enclosure. I've picked a great spot in the backyard that has sun for most of the day. My concern now is the materials that I can use to build the enclosure. I am thinking of a 'log' type enclosure but I am not sure if it's OK to use treated wood...
The weather is finally cooling off here in Southern California, nighttime temps are in the 50s so I put Mr. Tibbs in the garage with his basking lamp. He is sleeping a lot now and doesn't want to eat much either (although he IS eating somewhat..) I make sure to keep him hydrated with his water...
I got a job in sunny San Diego now. I am renting a room, and my tortoise lives outside now in a tortoise house. He is still small, 1.5 years old. I had to move the enclosure several times because I think the locations were too hot, in direct sun with no heat gradient. I'm worried though that his...
How big should Mr. Tibbs be, he is approaching his 1 year.. he is just over 2 inches now. I have started feeding him 1 pellet of Mazuri every week to supplement his daily greens.
Just got a Russian Tortoise. His name is Igor and he is very shy. He was friendly when I purchased him, but now he retracts whenever I come around.. put him outside and he was having a great time.. :tort:
I soaked him too and no urates he just kinda sat there.. somebody is a bit shy today! I...
Ok, so I have been feeding Mr. Tibbs Escarole, Spring Mix and Endive. I haven't been dusting his food with calcium either. It's been a few weeks now since i have given him calcium powder. I got a small dish and put the powder in, he is going nuts for it. Should I limit him or just let him take...
Mr. Tibbs is now about 6 months old. He is a pigasaurus when it comes to food, he often wants to eat 3x a day. Is this normal? His claws are getting to be long. Is it from too much calcium? I add the Rep-Cal Phosphorus Free with D3 every other day and then I add half a Maizuri pellet every other...
I built a planter for Mr. Tibbs where I can take him outside and there are grass, and wildflowers to eat. I notice that he is super active outside, browsing, digging, walking all over the place. In his tortoise house, he is not very active, even though I have the temps up and he has a good...
I will be getting a scale to weigh my tortoise. Is there a good number for food weight vs. tortoise weight? I don't want Mr. Tibbs to get fat. I also found a local supplier of dandelion greens, and he LOVES them! Someone told me that the amount of food should cover the shell?:tort: I also reduce...
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I put a tiny water dish in my tortoise enclosure. My tortoise likes to hang out in there a lot. Is something wrong with him or is he just having fun? The water is not deep at all and I change it frequently.
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I setup a webcam at home to watch Mr. Tibbs. I got a timer, which goes on at 6AM and Turns off at 8PM. I put food out this morning, and the temp was 29C. He was still sleeping, kind of cold in the hide house. Is this normal? I understand they can't regulate their temps to well, but...
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Mr. Tibbs is doing great! I have been feeding him organic grape leaves, sprinkled with repcal every other day, about the size of his shell. My question is, should I be feeding him in the morning? I have been feeding him when I get home from work, and then right away, he goes to the...
I need to go out of town this weekend, Friday night and return Sunday afternoon. Can I take Mr. Tibbs with me, (I can take the tortoise house!) or will he be ok for 2 days w/o water or food?
New Tortoise Owner.. Questions!!
After much, much reading I purchased a Hermann's Tortoise.
I have a ZooMed tortoise house, jungle mix substrate w/ sphagnum on top for hiding spots, about 1" in the main compartment and 2" in the hide box. Zoomed MVB bulb also.
I have been soaking Mr...