My Russian was making a noise that sounded almost like crickets chirping today. He is eating regularly and is active most of the time, so maybe this is just a natural noise that they make? It is also very faint and he has only done it a couple of times today. At his recent vet visit he got a...
My tortoise made that same noise when he did not fully retreat into his shell as well, so that's normal. I know when I first got my Russian he exhibited the exact same behavior that yours did. For me it took him about a week to start really moving around and eating regularly and such. It has...
RE: TFO 3 Year Anniversary - Southern CA Party?
My girlfriend has been pestering me to go to California for a while. It's a trek from Boston but I could be heading out that way anyway so I could show up as an east coast delegate. I'm also down for an east coaster party as well, especially since...
He is about 5.5 inches right now, and he is probably just about fully grown. I'll take a look at them tomorrow, this is actually a really great idea guys. Thanks for all the help!
Hey guys I've been trying different water bowl's in my tortoise's enclosure, but I can not find the right one. Any of the smaller ones are too deep for him, and anything with a ramp or sloped walk-in area is too big.
Does anyone have any ideas about where I can find a huge selection of water...
Well I am no expert in Sulcatas, but if you check the enclosure section you can find plenty of tips on what to build for it. Also you should make sure that you have a space outside for it to play around in since that is pretty important for all tortoises. Also not sure if this holds true for...
So far my tortoise won't take food I offer by hand either. If I were you I would just leave the other things that you want him to eat in a bowl in his enclosure and he'll just go whenever he feels like it. My tortoise too varies in activity but so doesn't everything if you think of it. There...
Today my tortoise made his first waste in his enclosure. It was just urine so I scooped out the affected sand and wiped off the side of the enclosure he peed on. Is that good enough? How often should I completely remove the substrate and clean out the whole thing and put new substrate in? I also...
Wow looks like a fun time. There is a reptile show that comes through Massachusetts but it was June 10th and I just missed it. They come back around in October so I may go out and pay them a visit. That 200 dollar Leopard had the most amazing shell, and I am always amazed by how nice their...
I'm so glad someone said tort dad's too haha. My girlfriend and her stepmom both wished me a happy father's day because of my tort. It seemed a bit wrong considering I have no children, but at least someone else mentioned tort dads on the forum.