BILL IV
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Hello ALL!
So update on my new friend MORTY! I came on here a couple of weeks ago asking about tortoise proofing my backyard before Morty’s arrival. So I created a burrow and area on the side of my house until I finish the rest. Here are pics of his new bare but temporary area for now. I had to hastily complete it because the previous owner couldn’t keep him any longer. So a little back story. Previous keeper had him for 20years since a baby. Got a new puppy and when Morty awoke from this years hibernation he obsessed on the new puppy and would not stop. So she needs to re home him. A friend of hers that has three Tortoises took him in. Morty then promptly began humping the female and fighting the males!! And didn’t eat for a couple of days after being there. So back he went to the previous owner. She put him in a cement dog run on the side of her house to separate him from the new dog. Well it was triple digit temps in The high desert 105! The whole time he was on cement with no shade and wasn’t doing well. So I take him to my house and he seems a little slow and kinda still adjusting to his new surroundings. I sent her a video thinking he was getting better. She says he seems to still be slow and maybe I’m not feeding him enough. She said he usually eats 20-30 green beans a day and like 10 or so show peas or snap peas and some romaine. I was giving him 10 or so green beans and like 6 of the other. So okay I’ll give him more. The concerning part is I haven’t seen any poops like she described. I think I found one and threw another one out not knowing what it was. Could this be poop see pic? He pees regularly and even in his soaking tub. I raked his burrow no poops. I’ve seen mentioned on here that they sometimes eat they’re poop. Could that be the result of maybe not eating enough and turning to poop for sustenance? I don’t know what his normal is so it’s a challenge figuring out what that is. Sorry for the long post just trying to give as much information to better give an idea of the situation. Let me know any questions clarifications that will help! Me and Morty thank you in advance!
-BILL
So update on my new friend MORTY! I came on here a couple of weeks ago asking about tortoise proofing my backyard before Morty’s arrival. So I created a burrow and area on the side of my house until I finish the rest. Here are pics of his new bare but temporary area for now. I had to hastily complete it because the previous owner couldn’t keep him any longer. So a little back story. Previous keeper had him for 20years since a baby. Got a new puppy and when Morty awoke from this years hibernation he obsessed on the new puppy and would not stop. So she needs to re home him. A friend of hers that has three Tortoises took him in. Morty then promptly began humping the female and fighting the males!! And didn’t eat for a couple of days after being there. So back he went to the previous owner. She put him in a cement dog run on the side of her house to separate him from the new dog. Well it was triple digit temps in The high desert 105! The whole time he was on cement with no shade and wasn’t doing well. So I take him to my house and he seems a little slow and kinda still adjusting to his new surroundings. I sent her a video thinking he was getting better. She says he seems to still be slow and maybe I’m not feeding him enough. She said he usually eats 20-30 green beans a day and like 10 or so show peas or snap peas and some romaine. I was giving him 10 or so green beans and like 6 of the other. So okay I’ll give him more. The concerning part is I haven’t seen any poops like she described. I think I found one and threw another one out not knowing what it was. Could this be poop see pic? He pees regularly and even in his soaking tub. I raked his burrow no poops. I’ve seen mentioned on here that they sometimes eat they’re poop. Could that be the result of maybe not eating enough and turning to poop for sustenance? I don’t know what his normal is so it’s a challenge figuring out what that is. Sorry for the long post just trying to give as much information to better give an idea of the situation. Let me know any questions clarifications that will help! Me and Morty thank you in advance!
-BILL