My 3 baby tortoises
01-09-2011, 08:04 AM
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Oh man, do I have questions of how to care for these little ones. The breeder shipped them from Va to me Dec. 30, when the temps were freezing, she didn't put on the outside of the box, "Live animals" via Fedex, so when they reached Pitts Airport, they were delayed by freezing rain for 8 hrs. By the time I picked them up and they were pretty cold, so i soaked them in lukewarm water on a lid, they showed signs of life by opening their tiny mouths.
I took them home, soaked them again, and again they were opening their mouths. I thought they were hungry, I put some marzuri mush on my finger & they wouldn't eat it, I put them under a heat lamp, but not directly over top of them and again, they opened their mouths. I emailed the breeder and told her what I did, but she said that I was killing them. She told me that I was worse than Fedex and it any care instructions before I got them nor after. She demanded me not to contact her again, she blackballed me as a person who is cruel to animals and that I should seek med. attention for mental disease. I was fuming. I'm doing the best that I know how to care for them from reading the internet.
I took them home, soaked them again, and again they were opening their mouths. I thought they were hungry, I put some marzuri mush on my finger & they wouldn't eat it, I put them under a heat lamp, but not directly over top of them and again, they opened their mouths. I emailed the breeder and told her what I did, but she said that I was killing them. She told me that I was worse than Fedex and it any care instructions before I got them nor after. She demanded me not to contact her again, she blackballed me as a person who is cruel to animals and that I should seek med. attention for mental disease. I was fuming. I'm doing the best that I know how to care for them from reading the internet.
01-09-2011, 08:11 AM
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Turtlerouge, there are fanatics out there for any species. YOu rock so don't be befundled. LOL. Love the cuties. HOw fun. I had a very large Iguana for a while and even took him to the doctor to have an absessesed tooth removed. He charges 10.0 if the iguana bit hiom or slapped him with his 7 ft tail. LOL. So I know exotic pets asre wonderful. Thanks for sharing them. Forget whatshername!!!! Her bad, not yours. *H*U*G*S*
01-09-2011, 08:14 AM
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Wow, thank you for your confidence in me! I have to try and find a herptologist in my state. So, I'm enjoying the tiny creatures that God has made. He sure does great work, doesn't He?
01-09-2011, 08:15 AM
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I was just thinking, did you know you can actually buy a skunk that is fixed? And when I applied to get one the sent me a "book" on their care and it was so technical and strict. Go figure. Enjoy your babies, they look so fun. I would be watching them daily to figure out their individual personalities. Have fun with them.
01-09-2011, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Feathers
Your tortoise' are gorgeous. Many years ago (abougt 40 years) our neighbors were motorcycling across the Nevada desert and found a land turtle crossing the road. They picked it up, put him in the saddlebag and brought him home. They had him for about 15 years and loved him very much. He died rather suddenly without being sick or acting sick so they did some research on turtles via local vets and the zoo. Apparently they suspect the bagged lettuce they fed him MIGHT have had a chemical used in the washing of the lettuce or ??? that had something to do with his sudden demise. They had never fed him the bagged lettuce until the last day...they had always used fresh leaf lettuce so that was the best answer for the sudden death. Just info. Don't know if it's at all valid. Enjoy your new pets. My neighbors really enjoyed their old boy. Theirs loved to have the top of his head rubbed and he liked his feet and legs gently massaged. He'd slowly follow her from room to room so she was always worried about stepping on him but they said he was a wonderful pet and they missed him when he died.
01-09-2011, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by turtlerouge
Wow, thank you for your confidence in me! I have to try and find a herptologist in my state. So, I'm enjoying the tiny creatures that God has made. He sure does great work, doesn't He?
01-09-2011, 09:39 AM
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I have a red ear slider that is almost 4 years old. I picked her up out of the road when she was just a tiny baby. Her shell was about the size of a quarter! She lives in a 125 gallon aquarium with a Pleco for company. It's amazing how much personality these things have!
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