I was looking for 2 of my females and instead i found these. They feel fresh, and i candled them and there is a yolk-ish looking thing on the top sides. i kept them in the position i found them. They are in the reptile incubator right now.
Need to know- how do you keep them clean? is there a filtration system you use, or do you have a mini ecosystem in there? My boxies love to poop in their water tub, and it is a pain to keep changing it, but not sure if a small pond is the answer or not. The keeping it clean is my dilemma. Please...
Heavy rain today, and i just went out to feed. Bernadette had climbed on top of this tipped over fern. She will climb onto anything and loves to have a view. She is my most personable boxie.
So i have raised Crested geckos and now i have Gargoyle Geckos. I feed them Pangea Gecko diet. This is a complete diet for geckos. I started to wonder if the boxies would like it. Not as a complete diet for them, but maybe to add to what they already get. Have any of you tried this, and did your...
3 of my turtles hibernated this past year as usual. But they seem a bit on the thin side. i got a bunch of wax worms and put them down for the turtles. I normally would not feed such a fatty food, but i feel the need to put some good weight on my boxies before next winter. They love them...
I was looking at buying a new Exo-terra for one of my geckos, as she is growing and now laying eggs. The cost of the 18 x 18x 18 exo was about $160. I looked on Fb marketplace and found 2 of them for $50 each. I bought both, bc it was too good not to. I had to drive a way, but still under an...
it is 70-ish outside today. the turtles had not come up on their own, so i dug down in the usual places and found the females and not the male. IDK where he dug down this time. I soaked them for a little while and put them back out. Their eyes look good, nice and clear. I also put my new female...
So i have been patient and waited a long time. My older male is 46 grams and one of my females is now 50 grams.
I am going to introduce them tomorrow, after she finishes shedding. We'll see if they can be kind to each other and if they want to breed.
Limestone- female shedding
Marble- Male
I still have Betty indoors until spring, and the others are hibernating. Have not been able to find affordable earthworms (Canadian Nightcrawlers) online, But Walmart has them 18 for $2.98. Betty was so happy to get an earthworm!
My new girl might have a vitamin A deficiency, her eyes have been a bit puffy. She is not showing signs of respiratory infection, altho i am keeping an eye on her. I soak her every other day. I was hoping to try the Vitasol soak., but not sure how much is used. Can anyone guide me?
I went to the Reptile show today in Hamburg, Pa. Was not looking for any animals, was only looking to see what was there. Got to hold a baby Monkey-tailed Skink, Which was awesome. Then i saw a tank with 4 three-toed boxies, 3 of which were females. So I welcomed the new girl and called her...
I saw a show on tv and they featured the Monkey tailed skinks. or is it Monkey tail skinks? Either way, they are pretty cool. I then looked at prices. Wow. About $1000 on average. Do any of you have any? I'd love to see pics of yours.
I just dug up my 3 three-toeds. They are not natural to PA, so i want to make sure they are able to hibernate safely. they stopped eating bc of the cold. I had suspected they were not eating well this year, but the Male and the younger female are over the weight they were last year. So i feel...
I am trying to get as much good fod into them before they hibernate, but not sure at what temps they will refuse food. Does anyone know? Today was 70, but they were all hiding and didn't want to come out.
i live in Eastern Pa. I just went to give my 3 some earthworms, and the one female has her butt parked in a corner and it appears she might be laying eggs. Is it too late in the season for my region?
One of the tornados hit my fence and it's mangled pretty badly. which is hard bc i have 5 dogs who usually go in and out the dog door. now i have to manage taking them out and they don't have a set schedule. And of Course, My husband is out of the country any time anything like this happens. We...
Ilene, the three legged turtle passed away today. IDK why. She seemed to be getting better after she saw the vet.
We are so grateful to everyone who offered support for her care 2 years ago, and to everyone who followed her story. We tried our best to make her a happy and healthy turtle.
So i was out adding extra dirt to the pen and i found these two eggs. one is dead and sunken in. the other is empty, but appears to have opened naturally? So i searched the pen again, top to bottom, and i found no babies. But they may be under the dirt. IDK what to think. No other animals can...
So Ilene, the three legged Gulf coast didn't hibernate well this past winter. She is slightly thin, but not too bad. She has eye infections, she had gunk in her nostrils, altho the vet does not think it is a respiratory infection. So she is indoors for a week, and eye drops 2x daily. soaks for...
i found 3 out of my 4 turtles today. I gave them a good soak in lukewarm water and let them go back out in a sunny spot. It is still cool out, and i suspect they might go back under.