Psyche's eating again on her own, kinda ravenously actually. Yay!
However, we've now taken in the runt of a group of 4 red eared sliders that my mom has.
This turtle is the most adorable thing I've ever seen, but she's stunted and is showing signs of shell rot.
Since she was smaller than her siblings, she's never quite had the fighting chance at getting as much food as the others, and we're going to fatten her up and rehabilitate that shell of hers before reintroducing her to her siblings and watching her kick some ass with her newfound buffness :-P
If you've never watched a turtle eat a whole goldfish, it's a sight to behold, let me tell you.
God, herpetoculture is cool.
If anyone has or knows of a reptile or amphibian that isn't wanted or needs some rehabilitation or special care, drop me a line. I've been doing this for years.
Picture of the day is Niko in his new home. Niko was a big male iguana we took in after his cagemate bit his tongue nearly to shreds and scratched him up horribly. Niko had been fed cheese and avacados, which sounds damn good to me, but is horrible for iguanas.
We had him for several months, during which time he presided over our reptile room, pooped on everything, and went from pureed food all the way back to a normal and healthy diet. His color went from a drab brown to a brilliant green, and he was shipped to Texas once fully healed, to a woman who is now the proudest iguana mom in the world. He free roams the house and loves their sunroom, and he walks himself into the kitchen when he knows it's feeding time. I love happy endings when it comes to rescues. *sigh*
However, we've now taken in the runt of a group of 4 red eared sliders that my mom has.
This turtle is the most adorable thing I've ever seen, but she's stunted and is showing signs of shell rot.
Since she was smaller than her siblings, she's never quite had the fighting chance at getting as much food as the others, and we're going to fatten her up and rehabilitate that shell of hers before reintroducing her to her siblings and watching her kick some ass with her newfound buffness :-P
If you've never watched a turtle eat a whole goldfish, it's a sight to behold, let me tell you.
God, herpetoculture is cool.
If anyone has or knows of a reptile or amphibian that isn't wanted or needs some rehabilitation or special care, drop me a line. I've been doing this for years.
Picture of the day is Niko in his new home. Niko was a big male iguana we took in after his cagemate bit his tongue nearly to shreds and scratched him up horribly. Niko had been fed cheese and avacados, which sounds damn good to me, but is horrible for iguanas.
We had him for several months, during which time he presided over our reptile room, pooped on everything, and went from pureed food all the way back to a normal and healthy diet. His color went from a drab brown to a brilliant green, and he was shipped to Texas once fully healed, to a woman who is now the proudest iguana mom in the world. He free roams the house and loves their sunroom, and he walks himself into the kitchen when he knows it's feeding time. I love happy endings when it comes to rescues. *sigh*
turtles rock!