Thank you so much Tom. I may just taking up your offer. Please let me know what I need to do to obtain them?I might be able to help you with that...
Thank you so much Tom. I may just taking up your offer. Please let me know what I need to do to obtain them?I might be able to help you with that...
I might be able to help you with that...
I totally agree! Morla almost never drinks but when she does, I have a freaking block party! ?????Caught him drinking water...
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Seeing animals drink water is one of my favorite things. No joke.
Talking to a gal over the weekend, she told me that her Russian tortoise gets all its water from the lettuce. She was shocked to hear that my tortoises don't eat much lettuce rather they primarily eat grass and weeds. But she was open to hearing new information and gladly listened as I shared with her some tips on how to do things better.
Is it true they make noise?
King Tut was a hit at the party today. We took 6 different species. The kids all had a great time.
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On the table there are a few vietnamese stick insects, hisser cockroaches, a group of african fat tail geckos & the Egyptian tortoise
Under the table is a hedgehog
and 2 ball pythons.
Here is Tut with the birthday boy
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Yes! Its so adorable.....
@Team Gomberg, he's 23? So they're very small little guys? Are they easy to care for or a more "advanced" endeavor?
When do they make their noise? What does it sound like?
Going to need a bigger pool!!! Or a second one that's bigger.Caught him drinking water...
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Seeing animals drink water is one of my favorite things. No joke.
Talking to a gal over the weekend, she told me that her Russian tortoise gets all its water from the lettuce. She was shocked to hear that my tortoises don't eat much lettuce rather they primarily eat grass and weeds. But she was open to hearing new information and gladly listened as I shared with her some tips on how to do things better.
Yeah, no. None of my beloved pets are low-maintenance babies! I do love taking care of them though! Totally worth it! ❤❤❤❤❤❤2nd smallest species in the world!
Well, easy vs advanced relative to what? To me, caring for this tortoise is easy. He has an indoor enclosure with adequate temperature zones and a large outdoor enclosure that will be fully planted once it's finished. I offer him a pile of hand picked greens everyday, sometimes even 2 or 3x a day. I keep him in or move him outside based on the weather. He gets soaked regularly and daily monitored. I think it's pretty easy to do all of that and you might, too.
He doesn't need the strong fencing or space a sulcata would require. He doesn't need the humid conditions a leopard hatchling would require. He doesn't need the protein variety in his diet a redfoot would require. So I'd say yes, he's an easy animal to care for.
However, if someone isn't interested in doing these things and just wants a pretty pet rock to sit in a tank all day on display in their living room with an occasional handful of lettuce, then I'd say, "This is too advanced, get a stuffed animal instead. "
Yep. He has a second one big enough to fit inGoing to need a bigger pool!!! Or a second one that's bigger.
Yeah, no. None of my beloved pets are low-maintenance babies! I do love taking care of them though! Totally worth it! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
What a dedicated pet owner!Besides having Morla, my Russie with CKD which requires hydration tubing 3x/day, daily soaks, and won't eat unless hand fed, I have Oadi, my "special needs" toad I adopted when my neighbor hit her with a weed whacker last spring. Because of her injuries (lost her left eye, most of her rt hand, and no longer can extend her tongue to catch prey), I have to hand feed her too (using a credit card and cutting up her worms or dubias into bite size pieces).
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This is Oadi (Oadi the Toadi is her full name) rt after a feeding (she has some calcium powder on her).
(I do have two dogs too....but they feed themselves just fine--perhaps a little TOO well!)
Well, had no choice....lol.What a dedicated pet owner!
(what was supposed to be a free pet ended up being anything but!).