I'm Katie. New to the whole tortoise mom thing. We live in San Tan Valley, AZ with a couple kids, a dog, a bunch of fish, etc.
I have what I was told was a Sulcata, but now appears to be a Russian? I was told she's 5 years old, plastron is 5" from front to back, 5.5" side to side. The was a language barrier from the previous owner, but she was previously indoors roaming the house, fed a "decent" diet of grocery produce and turtle food. The owner said she bathed her daily and insisted I use something called VitaShell on her, which seems to be a lotion-type gimmick. I haven't used it.
I think Morla is a she? Maybe?
You can read about my current set-up here, where I had asked some questions: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread...-environment-help-please?pid=243623#pid243623
I plan to let her graze and do what tortoises do.
I've attached some pictures. I had a couple of questions about her shell. It is very very green and seems to be peeling? Maybe this is just a sign of growth. Also on the plastron is something that looks like maybe an old injury and another that looks like a deep scratch. On the carapace there is a marginal scute that looks previously cracked. Any cause for concern? Nothing is squishy or soft.
Her nails are also seem long and uneven, or is it just me?
We're happy to be here and hope to receive and give lots of great advise on our journey and meet a ton of good people.
I have what I was told was a Sulcata, but now appears to be a Russian? I was told she's 5 years old, plastron is 5" from front to back, 5.5" side to side. The was a language barrier from the previous owner, but she was previously indoors roaming the house, fed a "decent" diet of grocery produce and turtle food. The owner said she bathed her daily and insisted I use something called VitaShell on her, which seems to be a lotion-type gimmick. I haven't used it.
I think Morla is a she? Maybe?
You can read about my current set-up here, where I had asked some questions: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread...-environment-help-please?pid=243623#pid243623
I plan to let her graze and do what tortoises do.
I've attached some pictures. I had a couple of questions about her shell. It is very very green and seems to be peeling? Maybe this is just a sign of growth. Also on the plastron is something that looks like maybe an old injury and another that looks like a deep scratch. On the carapace there is a marginal scute that looks previously cracked. Any cause for concern? Nothing is squishy or soft.
Her nails are also seem long and uneven, or is it just me?
We're happy to be here and hope to receive and give lots of great advise on our journey and meet a ton of good people.