I found my adult female yellowfoot in the bottom of our pond about 30 minutes ago. I pulled her out and she was seemingly lifeless. I compressed her shell multiple times and held her head down and gently shook her. Water came out of her nose/mouth and she moved her legs. I have been...
Hi,
My yellow foot tortoise unexpectedly laid 5 eggs. Is there anyone near Northern Virginia that has an incubator to help me hatch the eggs?
I have a female Yellow foot and a male Red foot, so i expect these to be hybrids.
Thanks.
Tim
So, I have completed my heated tortoise shed and would like to be able to monitor the temperature. Can anyone recommend a good bluetooth thermometer? I'm looking for something that I can use to check monitor the temperature in the shed and something that will send an alert if the temperature...
I am building a heated Night Box for a 4 year old Burmese Brown Mountain Tortoise and a full grown Yellow Foot Tortoise (15 lbs).
The box will be 48" x 36" and 24" high and insulated with 1.5" ridged foam (bottom, sides & top).
The box will be divided and have separate size specific entrances...
Posting here and in the Asian Tortoise Section.
It's about time to move my 2 year old Brown Mountain Tortoise indoors for the winter. We live in Virginia and the MEE stays outdoors in our fenced backyard all summer. Over previous winters, I have kept it in a large plastic storage container...
It's about time to move my 2 year old Brown Mountain Tortoise indoors for the winter. We live in Virginia and the MEE stays outdoors in our fenced backyard all summer. Over previous winters, I have kept it in a large plastic storage container (which it has outgrown).
This year, I am building...