Comments on: Tortoise Survivor

By: emmiline

emmiline — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:54:29 +0000

the wood chips are bad because they can irritate the animal’s skin, and they can also cause noxious fumes when they soak up water/urine etc.
wood chips, shavings and that sort of thing are typically a bad substrate for any cage animal.
sand or even newspaper are worlds better for the animal and for general clean up.

By: The Manticore

The Manticore — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:50:21 +0000

tortoises usually do better on sand. that chick should also get a radiant mat heater or a rock that will absorb enough heat through the day to warm the cage through the night so that she can put a cooler heat lamp on overnight.

By: Vonskippy

Vonskippy — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:07:42 +0000

They should name him Gazpacho.

By: Dude

Dude — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:24:44 +0000

I, for one, welcome our invincible tortoise overlords.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:38:38 +0000

The heat lamp didn’t melt the cage. I’m pretty sure the fire did that.

By: edvim

edvim — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:26:34 +0000

nickolas_warner — I’m not sure just why you think wood chips in a pet tortoise cage is disgusting. Are you confusing tortoises with aquatic turtles maybe? Roaming over dirt and vegetation is pretty much home for most tortoises. The heat lamp incident appeared to by a very unfortunate accident, assuming there was negligence or ignorance involved doesn’t make sense.

By: Kalel

Kalel — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:07:25 +0000

“Dude, you are soooo baked.”

By: nickolas_warner

nickolas_warner — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:01:27 +0000

That is disgusting that someone would use wood chips in a tortoises cage and just downright irresponsible to have a heat lamp over a cage that could MELT! Pet stores really need to teach their customers how to care for their animals before they leave the store.