Anyone have a tortoise?

[froggie71]

Well I don't think I have to work about my little guy being exposed to too much grass right now. I live in the Pinelands and not much grass grows here without a lot of work. In fact what grass we did have in the back yard is gone since the geese feel that it is there mission to leave no green in sight. Front yard has lots of weeds including dandilion and clover which he loves. We will be taking him for his first vet visit on Sunday. We got him at a Reptile Show on Aug. 28th and realized on the way home that he was keeping 1 eye shut. Unfortunately I didn't get the breeder's info to ask him questions like what substrate he was on, etc. He gets a 10-15min soak in lukewarm water daily. He can put his head under if he choses and he is watched closely. He also likes to go in his water dish and bask on his slate rock. And he get to go outside in the sun for at least an hour a day. I have used sterile saline solution to rinse his eye in case he got something in it somehow and have been applying terramycin ointment for animals daily. No improvement so far.

chickenwhisperer your tort looks great. Thanks for sharing the video.

Chompers looks like he's looking for trouble.

Terri I'm sorry to hear about Stuart and Monty. They had a great garden. Can't imagine why they'd want to leave that haven. I've seen some pictures of how they can climb.

Clyde is too cool

Thanks for the links.

nop169 would love to see pics of your torts.

Thanks for sharing all your pics, experiences and info everyone. I know I've learned a lot from doing a bit of research already and know I have a lot more to learn.

 

[zoo2u]

They are from Africa, name him a beautiful African name. Ours is Bantu.

 

[chick4chicks]

Oh thank you so much now I need one of those. They are awesome looking.

Congrats on a great find.

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

Froggie, where are you going to keep him in the winter? Tortoises are adorable, but I have no idea what I would do with one when the weather gets colder!

 

[froggie71]

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Well right now he's too small to go outside. We will be building a tortoise table for him. In a couple of years he will be too big to stay inside so we will either build a heated shelter or we know people who keep their tortoise in a green house in the winter, so we may get a small one of those which could be good to grow grasses and stuff in as well.

 

[jerseygirl1]

There is a reptile show on Sept 12 in White Plains NY if anyone is interested
I lost my Greek tortoise this year when he climbed out of his pen and ran away...............

 

[Terri O]

Thanks for that news of the tort returning after 4 years! Perhaps there is hope...The Russians will hibernate but I am certain that they will be unable to dig down far enough not to freeze in our WI winter! I am still holding out hope to find them before then! I still go out every day and look...Terri O

 

[TigerLilly]

Here is mine; this pic is old. I'm very picky about gender-specific names, but since you can't tell the age on these until they're about the age of 5 yrs, I had to go with gender-neutral...
It is my distinct pleasure to introduce (drumroll, please)...PAT!

I'm on a great reptile site, check it out: www.faunaclassifieds.com
Lots of great info (much like this site) & great folks to chat with!

 

[Terri O]

Oh Pat is too cute! My family cannot understand how I think torts are adorable...just check out the look on his/her face! Terri O

 

[froggie71]

That is such a great pic of Pat!

I've been on the site www.tortoiseforum.org so far it's seems like a great site and great people so far.