Vpvarano
New Member
Hi everyone! I have a Russian tortoise that I adopted 3 years ago. I think he is looking pretty dry and not sure if eyes are slightly sunken? I know for sure he is fat because I can see it, but is not suuuper bad.
Pics are not the best but hopefully you get to see what I want.
I live in south Florida in the palm beach county but I can’t have him in an outdoor enclosure since the house is not mine and landlord doesn’t let me build a good one. So, I have him on an indoor 4’x2’ 2 stories enclosure and I try to takr him out as much as possible to walk, although sometimes is hard since it’s ether too hot (he just burrows himself) or too late during the day when I get home and he’s sleeping.
I try to feed him as varied as I can which to me is not enough but I might be too crazy. I give him small amounts, I read that the size of his shell for greenies is ok.
The base of the diet is Mazury desert tortoise pellets (well soaked) almost every day (I do very little like 5 pieces), green mix, lettuce (leftovers from our fridge, obviously in good shape). I have a flower topper I get in the petstore (just for topping like once a week or less) and sometimes (like once very 2 weeks) I give him some carrots or squash (I cook them but not sure if thats ok). I also have a prickly pear cactus and I give him the new grows every month or so, whenever they grow (if it rains every 2 weeks).
I normally skip feeding him 1 or 2 days a week.
I don’t really soak him much but he has a bug tub for water and sometimes I see poop on it so he definitely goes on it on his own.
Any thoughts or advice? Do you guys think he might be too dehydrated or too fat? Or both? What can I do different?
Thanks in advance!
Pics are not the best but hopefully you get to see what I want.
I live in south Florida in the palm beach county but I can’t have him in an outdoor enclosure since the house is not mine and landlord doesn’t let me build a good one. So, I have him on an indoor 4’x2’ 2 stories enclosure and I try to takr him out as much as possible to walk, although sometimes is hard since it’s ether too hot (he just burrows himself) or too late during the day when I get home and he’s sleeping.
I try to feed him as varied as I can which to me is not enough but I might be too crazy. I give him small amounts, I read that the size of his shell for greenies is ok.
The base of the diet is Mazury desert tortoise pellets (well soaked) almost every day (I do very little like 5 pieces), green mix, lettuce (leftovers from our fridge, obviously in good shape). I have a flower topper I get in the petstore (just for topping like once a week or less) and sometimes (like once very 2 weeks) I give him some carrots or squash (I cook them but not sure if thats ok). I also have a prickly pear cactus and I give him the new grows every month or so, whenever they grow (if it rains every 2 weeks).
I normally skip feeding him 1 or 2 days a week.
I don’t really soak him much but he has a bug tub for water and sometimes I see poop on it so he definitely goes on it on his own.
Any thoughts or advice? Do you guys think he might be too dehydrated or too fat? Or both? What can I do different?
Thanks in advance!