Interested in buying another Russian tortoise. I have a five year old male,Thomas, who has lost his mate, Emily, and is very depressed about it. I'd love to buy another female to replace Emily. If you have one at a reasonable price please email I'd love to hear from you.
Thanks,
Heather
Hello Everyone,
Just writing to give you an update. Thomas is still not eating but is hanging in there. He still opens his little eyes and raises his head to greet me every time I come to visit him. I have not been able to tempt him with any of the food suggestions. He will still drink...
Hello Everyone,
Sorry to take so long to get back but things have been a little crazy. I took Thomas to the vet on Wednesday for some help. The vet looked him over, weighed him (he is 9 oz) and then proceded to tell me that Thomas needed blood work ($95) and an x-ray ($45). No stool...
Yvonne emailed me and I have decided to take Thomas in to a vet tomorrow. There is a good herp vet about 35 min. away from our home. Wish us luck! Thanks for all your replies and I will keep you posted!
Heather
Thanks everyone for your great advice. I think I might try the trick of letting him sleep for a few weeks in a dark cool box. From all that I have read it really does sound like he is trying to hibernate and I'm just messing him up by waking him and soaking him. Does anyone have any pointers on...
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Thanks for your quick reply. I keep him indoors, although this summer he was outside quite a bit during the day. We live in Michigan so the temps are getting to low to take him outside now. I usually turn his light on around 8am and turn it off around 9pm. His heat lamp stays on all...
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I have a 5 year old Russian tort who is not eating. He has been on a hunger stike for over a month now and I'm starting to get worried. He has gone through other periods, of a few weeks, of eating very little but never not eating anything. He will still drink water when I soak...
Wondering if anyone has a Hermans tort that needs a home? We are looking for another to add to our family. We have tons of space and would like to have another to love. We are really enjoying raising our little Herman that we have now. Please send an email or reply to posting, we would love to...
:) Posting to let everyone know that we are doing better! Cody has been eating more and is actually coming out now and then to bask. I have been giving him a warm bath each morning and then placing him under the heat lamp and he seems to really like it. He even ate a piece of romain this morning...
Hello, Thanks for the reply. I just re-read my posting and from this moment on will always remember to use my spell check, wow, that was so bad. I'm glad to hear that the romain is good for him. Is the quantity o.k. ? As for temps. basking area...90-95 degrees, Warm end...80's, cool end...70...
Hello, This is my first time on the forum as a member but have been using it for the last few weeks to collect information for our new little Hermann's which arrived on Tuesday this week. The forum has been great for a ton of my questions and concerns but I still have a few more. Cody ,our...