HELP Oh boy. Okay, Ima lay it out for you. I live in Wisconsin and I'm 16 years old. My young sister got a russian tortoise about 5 years ago from a pet store, and just under to weeks ago she gave him to me. Very happy about that, because I could clearly see that he wasn't given a lot of attention, she treated him like he was a rock for crying out loud! But now I got him, and I want to give him the best life I possibly can. Currently, what I got right now is what she gave me, which is a average size aquarium, some little structures 'n stuff, a rocky basking looking thing, a hut, food and water dishs and a heat lamp, but the bulb in it looks like a regular light bulb what's up with that? Would love to get more info on what I could build/buy for him. Anyways, for the scale loss stuff, I noticed his backlegs don't have any scales on, (not quite sure if there ever was scales there), but some near his back claws. On his front legs on the other hand, they are full of scales, but some sections where theres none, looks holey, and I know for a fact there where some scales there at some point, again not sure when. As well as his shell, theres a part where it flakes up and feels really thin. Also, for skin shedding, there's almost been some flaky skin around his neck or on his thigh/upper arms. I have no idea if that's normal/what I should do. From what she told me, he got pneumonia in December, god bless his heart, from being in a really dry environment. From there, I can infer that she didn't soak him enough and that his bedding was really dry. What she used was coconut husk, is there something better? Anyways, I'm most concerned about the scales/skin, so any info/telling me what the heck to do would be greatly appreciated! Along with anything and everything I could improve/change.
P.s. apologizing for pictures being a little blurry, I was giving him a bath and the little bugger would stop movin. Oh ya, info I give him a bath 2-3 times a week, is that good? Less? More? JUST HELP PLEASE IM KINDA PANICING
P.s. apologizing for pictures being a little blurry, I was giving him a bath and the little bugger would stop movin. Oh ya, info I give him a bath 2-3 times a week, is that good? Less? More? JUST HELP PLEASE IM KINDA PANICING
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