I am in northwestern Pennsylvania and looking for female Ornates or 3 toeds. I have a large outdoor enclosure, as well as indoor if/when needed. I have one male Ornate that appears to be infertile as no eggs have ever hatched outdoors or when incubated. He is aggressive with other males, though...
Due to some changes in our household, I am rehoming my 2 redfoot tortoises. I don't know their hatch dates, I bought them in September and was told they were 5-7 months at that time. They appear healthy and eat well. They both have irregular scutes.
I won't ship them right now. I am located...
My 2 new baby Redfoots arrived this morning. I have named them CherryBlossom and LittleSunshine, but that could change when my daughter gets home from school and claims them for herself!!
They both have irregular scutes, but we don't mind, it just makes them special!
I have been reading about how incubating at higher temps in an attempt to get females can produce irregular scutes, so I got to wondering if anyone has a male with irregular scutes or if they are all female?
I have found two little RF hatchlings near me with irregular scutes that needed a...
I am looking to adopt or buy a few more 3 toed boxies. This spring my husband built us a wonderful new outdoor enclosure, which is 20'x6'. We currently have 2 three toeds, Betty that I rescued last year, and a juvie that I also believe is female, so I'd like to add some more girls, but would...
I would like to trade my young adult male Russian tortoise for a female box turtle, any kind except Eastern (not legal here in PA).
He is a great Russian, but is very aggressive with my other male, so I would like to find him a new home. He has been kept outdoors all summer, but was inside...
My 3 toed layed her eggs on Saturday night. I brought them in when I found them Sunday AM. I put them in peat moss/soil mixture (which is all I had-it was what she layed them in) in a plastic container in a warm place until yesterday when I got my incubator. Today I finally got my vermiculite...
I just moved (3 days ago) my turtles to their brand new outdoor enclosure. My big 3 toed girl seems like she is in heaven out there! Before I adopted her in the fall, she lived in a 20 gallon aquarium for years, so I was so excited to get her moved outside.
Anyway, to get to the...
Well, I don't think there is much chance of me finding the desert boxie I was hoping for, so I will try for something else. I lover Eastern boxies, but am not legally allowed to keep them here in PA. I did check, however, and am allowed to import an Eastern box cross. I asked the fish commission...
I am trying to downsize the amount of containers/lights/etc and thought if I could put two of my Russians together, that would simplify things.
I have a female that my friend gave me last July. She has been alone ever since. I have a young male (I was told he is 6 years old) that I thought was...
I bought these two back in December from someone who said they couldn't afford their care anymore. I had entertained the thought of trying to breed them in the spring when they move outside. I am getting pretty full here though. If I part with them I would like them to go to someone experienced...
I recently got fruit flies in my indoor 3 toed habitat. Is there anything I can use to get rid of them that won't harm the turtles?? I know they aren't really harmful, but it is really gross having a huge swarm of flies in the spare room!!
A few weeks ago I adopted 2 turtles that a local guy needed to rehome. They had been kept together for years, so I left them together here since they seem content and healthy. The female is a big 3 toed, the male is a much smaller desert ornate. Last Sunday I walked in on them and am pretty darn...
I got these 2 new Russians on Sunday from someone who said she couldn't afford to feed them anymore. Both look kinda rough, especially the male. The female is doing fine, she is fairly active and is eating well. The male is not doing well at all. He has not eaten since he has been here. He...
I am adopting 2 Russians from someone on Craigslist and will be picking them up tomorrow. I got my first Russian from Craigslist in September, then another from a friend who didn't want hers anymore, and now these 2, I have gone from zero to 4 in a few months!! These are supposed to be a 5 year...
Looking to adopt a male Russian. I have indoor enclosures for the winter and they will go outdoors late spring. I have 2 others already, both adopted. There is one in a local petshop, but I hate to support the pet store people. He is obviously wild caught and is dehydrated and poorly kept. Poor...
I got these guys earlier in the week. They were being housed improperly and had huge overgrown beaks and toenails. They have had the first round of beak and nail trimmings. They are both eating and doing really well now.
I thought they were a 3 toed (female) and an Ornate (male). Now I'm not...