I am looking to adopt another Red Foot. I am completely enamored by this species and have gone to great lengths to create a torti-topia for the 4 I already have. With a 100 sq. ft. outside yard and a 12' x 8' room of their own, there is plenty of room for another sub-adult/adult animal. (I am...
Take him to the vet, could be stress induced whatever the problem may be. Watch him but don't handle him too much, this can be very frightening for a little guy...this isn't like a puppy or kitten who wants to be handled. I usually set them up in a tote bucket (if using a tank wall off the...
My jaw dropped...I don't even know what to say, how many of them could have actually made the trip?!?!?! I'd say poor things, but they were actually the lucky ones!
The amount of chemicals the Miracle Gro is exposed to never mind treated with is too much of a risk to take! You can find organic/safe products to use other than what is sold specifically for reptiles (much cheaper for really large enclosures) but DO YOUR RESEARCH on the product prior to buying...
Don't you offer her anything natural or made specifically for torts to "chew" on? I find that allowing my guys access to tort blocks, cuttle bones, mango pits (some flesh still on), sometimes even dog bones and other hard things will keep beaks trim naturally!
Nails can be a bit tougher, I like...
TY for the advice, I will try it! My newest RF needs a boost in gut flora, been supplementing with probios but they are slow to work, wanted a natural cleanse to build a good base! Speedy had a rough start (16 yrs of inadequate care and who knows what before that) but is improving greatly in the...
My Cherry F's (as we have decided they are) are def. more "pushy" than the others...there is 1 who is the Queen of the castle, but she is less pushy with the other Cherry than my yellow headed ones...neat to see the hierarchy and be able to understand what is going on!
It makes sense, if anyone has ever actually read up on what animals do in the wild when they have intestinal issues is seek out certain things like clay, dirt, typically toxic plants, etc... (and I'm speaking of all animals not just torti)
Thanks so much for sharing, I am interested to looking...
They are diff creatures and as of now the industries ARE diff, but we should be open enough to look into other worlds and either take a page from their book or omit it...there is no telling what the future may hold, it is up to us to develop it...
I highly doubt turtles/tortoises will ever...
I didn't say the breeders dump them at the pound, it's the owner the puppy was sold to...there is no way possible for breeders to keep track of all their pups throughout all their lives to be sure they are getting the best care and are never dumped. It is the high prices and BS that some people...
My Boston Terr. came from a BYB and he is the best dog ever! My frenchie has papers and is a behavioral/medical disaster. (Both were technically rescues, Boston was a returned pup almost 5 mo old and the frenchie came from frenchbulldogrescue.org)
I know a lot of BYB as well as a handful of...
I guess I should mention that I don't think just anyone should be breeding (no matter what sp. we are talking about), but a lot of quality animals come from people who love the sp. and treat their "breeders" as pets NOT $$$ making machines. Most of the reptile breeders I have met started out as...
Well said! Being a vet tech who has done mainly domestic pets (canine/feline) and who has experience with dogs and owners/breeders of all types, I can say AKC papers do not mean what they used to to the veterinary medical field. Too many dogs are being sold with AKC papers that aren't even for...