I work at a pet store where we got thi hingeback, knowing nothing about them, and now he is not eating. He ate a little last night, but thats all since I took him home about a week ago. He loves to go in his water dish and I soak him, he also walks around in the water and when I let him walk...
I work at a pet shop and we have a hingeback tortoise. I understand there are a ton of varieties of them and I am reading all different care requirements for them. He was just bought as a forest hingeback so I don't know anything else about the species. Anyway, he has been there since before I...
Just got this little one today. She was neglected so I took her in. Much darker then my other. Anyone have one that is this dark on the shell? She was soaked and is eating fine, enjoying her heat right now.
Here are some pics of a few of my fish. I have 6 fish tanks total. Some I have raised from about 1/2" long, and others I have rescued from people that had them in too small of a tank.
I am going on vacation in 2 weeks for about 8 days. Im not sure what I should do about the tortoises. Can they be alright that long? I have a 6 year old Sulcata and about 6 year old red foot. I am worried about leaving their lamps on and them overheating while we're gone since it has been so hot...
Do tortoises from different parts of the world carry different bacterias that tortoises from a differnt area can get? I have sulcatas and a redfoot and was looking in to getting a nice little hermanns, but was told that they carry bacteria that they are immune to, but can be dangerous to the...
just wondering, Do your tortoises have any "give" to their plastron? My redfoot is as solid as a rock! Her plastron has no give to it. But my sulcata's plastron has a slight give to his plastron. nothing extreme, and it's not "soft" you can just push in on it a little bit. There is another...
My other interest beside tortoises include fishkeeping (7 tanks with around 375 gallons of water total) and hermit crabs (40 gallon tank with 6 crabs currently) I am also a student in architecture and I love making models and drawings.
So, what are your other interests?
Simon: 7 year old sulcata "rescue"
Gus: 1 year old Sulcata
Rose: (unknown age) Redfoot
All of them together! (sadly, we lost our leopard hatchling, Saige. She never had a big appetite from the day we got her and was very weak)
I have had my Sulcata tortoise, Gus, for over a year now since July, 2006. I got him as a hatchling at 2 months old. He has not grown at all since I got him! The plastron and the sides of his carapace are a bit soft. We are offering him different greens such as clover, dandelion, and turnip...