Hi My name is Elizabeth (mrspatti), I am a NEWBIE here, and tried to post something and it didnt show up in the treads, can you please read my email below, im really concerned about this baby tortoise i just rescued yesterday, thank you,
I have alot of questions about my lil tortoise,
My situation with this lil one, was an unexpected adoption, i love her/him , but i pretty much rescued it from the place she/he was at.... so i am making due with what i can right now in the way of bedding, and bought some veggies from the grocery store until i get paid in 2 weeks, but she/he isnt active like i think they should be, she was born in October of 2010, in fact I helped her and her sibblings break the ground all the way, that night it was raining and i could see the dirt moving, so i lightly moved the dirt/ clumps of semi-hard dirt away, and ended up discovering not one, but a total of 21 that night. The crazy thing about this litter is that in August 2010, 2 months prior to these 21 coming to surface, only 2 babies broke ground, and we just figured that either the neighbors dog may have got them, or they all are okay and on their own... so anyways, i am not sure exactly what type of tortoise this one is, but i am thinking a Sulcata??? I made her a little home in a tuperware/organizer bin, the size of the bin/home is 11 inches (W) X 16 inches (L) and 6 inches (D). I cut up into tiny pieces a little bit of a red apple, a little romaine lettuce, and a few carrots that i put thru a cheese gratter/shredder first. I even cut a Lg.size yogurt container in half length wise to use as a make shift little dome/den for her. I got her last night around 4pm and I put her into some luke warm water 2 seperate times to soak, for about maybe 15 minutes each time, and nothing happened, and she still hasnt eaten anything either. Its like she just wants to sleep, she is smaller than the palm of my hand, is that even a normal size for her age?? (she will be 3 years old in October). I love this little creature, and its so sad just knowing how she was living before i rescued her, ---- Her old home: they had her in the coldest room of the house, no water, no heating lamp, big broccoli pieces that were hard as a rock, and they like totally forgot they even had a Tortoise, until I one day last week was looking for my dart that missed the dart board, and there was this aquarium under-neath 2 big windows and this little tortoise ... how sad... I gave her fresh waater and NEW little pieces of broccoli flourettes, and then yesterday- i offered them $11.89 in exchange for the lil girl (tortoise), I dug in my purse searching for every last penny, so now I am broke,lol but the lil baby isnt cold and abandoned and hungary. Im worried about the soaking in water though, i read that it helps them to relax and do their #2, so has this lil baby been blocked up and not going????? Please help me or try to give me some sugesstions on what i should do, Im going to go out into my front yard and pull some grass for her, so her little home will kind of be a little more comfortable for her. would it be okay to put like a hand towel underneath the newspaper then some grass on top of the towel, just so its a little more cushiony?
sorry i ended up writing a darn novel here, but i think i got out all of my questions and concerns right now.
Thank you for your time and help,
Elizabeth (mrspatti)
I have alot of questions about my lil tortoise,
My situation with this lil one, was an unexpected adoption, i love her/him , but i pretty much rescued it from the place she/he was at.... so i am making due with what i can right now in the way of bedding, and bought some veggies from the grocery store until i get paid in 2 weeks, but she/he isnt active like i think they should be, she was born in October of 2010, in fact I helped her and her sibblings break the ground all the way, that night it was raining and i could see the dirt moving, so i lightly moved the dirt/ clumps of semi-hard dirt away, and ended up discovering not one, but a total of 21 that night. The crazy thing about this litter is that in August 2010, 2 months prior to these 21 coming to surface, only 2 babies broke ground, and we just figured that either the neighbors dog may have got them, or they all are okay and on their own... so anyways, i am not sure exactly what type of tortoise this one is, but i am thinking a Sulcata??? I made her a little home in a tuperware/organizer bin, the size of the bin/home is 11 inches (W) X 16 inches (L) and 6 inches (D). I cut up into tiny pieces a little bit of a red apple, a little romaine lettuce, and a few carrots that i put thru a cheese gratter/shredder first. I even cut a Lg.size yogurt container in half length wise to use as a make shift little dome/den for her. I got her last night around 4pm and I put her into some luke warm water 2 seperate times to soak, for about maybe 15 minutes each time, and nothing happened, and she still hasnt eaten anything either. Its like she just wants to sleep, she is smaller than the palm of my hand, is that even a normal size for her age?? (she will be 3 years old in October). I love this little creature, and its so sad just knowing how she was living before i rescued her, ---- Her old home: they had her in the coldest room of the house, no water, no heating lamp, big broccoli pieces that were hard as a rock, and they like totally forgot they even had a Tortoise, until I one day last week was looking for my dart that missed the dart board, and there was this aquarium under-neath 2 big windows and this little tortoise ... how sad... I gave her fresh waater and NEW little pieces of broccoli flourettes, and then yesterday- i offered them $11.89 in exchange for the lil girl (tortoise), I dug in my purse searching for every last penny, so now I am broke,lol but the lil baby isnt cold and abandoned and hungary. Im worried about the soaking in water though, i read that it helps them to relax and do their #2, so has this lil baby been blocked up and not going????? Please help me or try to give me some sugesstions on what i should do, Im going to go out into my front yard and pull some grass for her, so her little home will kind of be a little more comfortable for her. would it be okay to put like a hand towel underneath the newspaper then some grass on top of the towel, just so its a little more cushiony?
sorry i ended up writing a darn novel here, but i think i got out all of my questions and concerns right now.
Thank you for your time and help,
Elizabeth (mrspatti)