Bita
New Member
Hello, and thank you for adding me to this wonderful forum. My name is Bita, and I am addicted to tortoises. It all started 20 years ago when I found a Box Turtle of unknown age and origin roaming loose in my friends back yard. When he went unclaimed, Sheldon and I began a long and wonderful friendship. Sadly, he passed away a year ago, and left a hole in my heart and a longing for more tortoise company.
Enter Digger, a 2 year old Russian Tortoise who needed a new home about 6 months ago. He has been thriving in his new environment. A few months ago I also adopted Morla, a young female Redfoot of unknown age (130 ounces) who is quickly becoming the light of my life. Around the same time, a local college kid (yes, I just aged myself) was looking to get rid of a VERY young (13 ounce) Box Turtle, named Patrick.
Digger and Morla are thriving in their new environments, but I do worry about little Patrick. His lighting, humidity, and heat are in line with recommended specs, but he's not the best eater. He'll eat a couple of small mealworms every few days, but I have yet to see him eat any greans/veggies and he has not gained any weight in the last month. He's a tad more active when I warm soak him once daily, so he gets that weather he likes it or not. He's very shy, and hates to be handled. I'm almost ready to tube feed him to make sure he gains weight unless anyone has any othe suggestions.
Enter Digger, a 2 year old Russian Tortoise who needed a new home about 6 months ago. He has been thriving in his new environment. A few months ago I also adopted Morla, a young female Redfoot of unknown age (130 ounces) who is quickly becoming the light of my life. Around the same time, a local college kid (yes, I just aged myself) was looking to get rid of a VERY young (13 ounce) Box Turtle, named Patrick.
Digger and Morla are thriving in their new environments, but I do worry about little Patrick. His lighting, humidity, and heat are in line with recommended specs, but he's not the best eater. He'll eat a couple of small mealworms every few days, but I have yet to see him eat any greans/veggies and he has not gained any weight in the last month. He's a tad more active when I warm soak him once daily, so he gets that weather he likes it or not. He's very shy, and hates to be handled. I'm almost ready to tube feed him to make sure he gains weight unless anyone has any othe suggestions.
