Hey guys... I learned a lot from this forum, and one of the things I decided to do was take Chloe from her glass vibe and move her into a larger tort table, which I bought from Tortoise Supply. As far the table itself, it is a great table, lightweight and well-constructed.
As far as my 4...
Every morning at 9AM, when her lights and heat lamps come on, she turns around in her burrow and only exposes her head. She'll yawn a few times and slowly make her way out of the burrow. It's the tort equivalent of rolling around in your quilt for an hour on a Saturday morning...
Hello All again!
I just saw some prickly pear cactus fruit at my local grocery in Windsor at a pretty good price (3 for $1.49CAN) and that's in the winter. I've heard this is good for my Greek, but when I hear Opuntia, is that referring to the fruit or the cactus pad itself? Basically, is...
Hey guys, I can't begin to thank you all enough for all the help you've given me, indirectly, as I crept these forums in anticipation of my first Tort.
Here is a summary of what I have learned and what I am doing to take care of Chloe.
1)Enclosure:
I use forrest floor cypress mulch as a...
Hello Everybody.
I have just purchased my first Tort, a 4 year old Greek female (about the size of a softball cut in half). I named her Chloe. She's beautiful! I am almost 30 and have been wanting a Tort since I was 7 or 8 years old but my parents and then budget (university student) didn't...