I am able to provide this diet for him for the time being, but I'm not sure how healthy it is in the long run.
Even when I offer 'turtle blocks', containing anything from crayfrish to turkey heart, he still only scrambles it apart for those few bloodworms it can find in it and leaves the rest...
Its shell lenght is about 2 cms long. I've gotten the information that it's normal for such young ones to have soft shells and it will gradually get harder, however, I'm still worried.
The breeder I bought it from also swears that it's completely fine if I only bask him on the sun in the spring...
So, it contains a LOT of vitamins and other supplements that are perfect for my Hermann's, but he won't eat fresh greens for the life of me. I tried starving him for 3 days, only offering him fresh greens with NO result. He would rather try to pick off the smaller colored plastic rocks of the...
Can I just hang it vertically or should it be horizontal?
Don't worry about its supposed dangerousness, I only had problems once and after I widened the distance between the lamp and the animal, I didn't have any problems.
If it's at least 2-3 weeks old? It's impossible to get it out without introducing harmful chemicals.
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I should mention that I did get the poop out of course, but it seeped into the background. So it's a flat coloring.
So... As you know by now (mentioned in several threads) I bought him in this condition. I've supplied him with anything good for months not sparing any time or money. I will continue to supply him and try to heal him until he recovers or dies.
Now, the vet's opinion (and my observation) is that...
He has MBD and I'm doing everything I can to cure him. That also means a special dry food (that I have to soak in water) that contains many good vitamins and minerals.
Now it became a problem. He doesn't want to eat anything else apart from that. Since he is sick and doesn't even eat much, I...
I've bought him this way (already soft shelled) from a petshop that fed them iceberg lettuce. Yeah, I know...
Anyway, for 4 months, I've tried my best to recover him. UVB light, calcium powder, multivitamin solution, food-additives, whatnot.
We had a harsh winter here, lasted until April...
Disclaimer: I've bought him about 4 months ago with an already deformed and quite soft and squishy shell.
The shell is still quite squishy, although I've noticed a tiny bit of hardening.
The deformation is not reversing itself, rather it's getting more and more characteristic. It may be due...
The title sums it up well.
He burrows to insane depths considering he is small, only about 2,5 inches long.
Quick edit: I'm talking about running out of oxygen and drowning, of course.
Hello.
I've got my tortoise for about 3 months now and he is doing fine (his shell is still soft and a little bit squishy but I bought him that way and it's getting better - also, he still sleeps a lot. I'm guessing when spring finally arrives and it will be less cold he won't be sleepy all...
Hey guys, so I've just ordered a new vivarium for my cornsnake two weeks ago and it's about time it gets here. So, I prepared the substrate both for him and my tortoise.
I use coconut husks that come in a solid brick I have to dissolve in hot water so it massively expands in its size. The...
Sorry for starting tons of topics, just trying to get the basics covered once and for all! :)
I would love it if you guys could estimate the tort's age. I'm not requiring specifics, just estimations like 1/3/6/9 months old.
Thanks in advance!
This has been happening since day one in my care after purchasing my tortoise from the pet store.
He is... well, in lack of better words, twitching. Not that suddenly (well, he IS a tortoise) but he does steady forward-back movements with his head and his limbs continuously whenever he feels...
I've been struggling to get my baby tortoise to eat in the last few days, he only eats a few small bites of greens a day, but today I found out he goes absolutely insane about grinded cucumbers.
Now you guys said that carrots are a big no no, I'm wondering whether cucumbers are similarly...
OK, so I've bought this baby tortoise with an extremely soft and squishy shell from a pet store.
Now, I'm treating it anyway I can, from calcium and multivitamins to a strong UVB light and all that.
Even so, its bottom part shell is kind of "pushed in" in it's left side at one point (can't...
All right guys, I'm in love with every reptile but I must admit, I don't know a lot about greek tortoises.
Question 1: Is this a bitten off tail end? It's yellowish just like its shell and just as dry. Picture 1 and 2 relate to this.
Question 2: Its shell is 1.6 inches long. About...