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Hello! I have a question about vitamin A deficiency. I noticed Jasper’s left eye was closed this morning while he was sunning. He’s acting normal, eating normally, and doesn’t seem lethargic at all. However, both of his eyes seem puffy. Is this something I can try to treat on my own through diet...

Yes, the gopher tortoise is native here, the official state reptile. I thought that they overwinter in gopher tortoise burrows but I didn’t know they fed on them too! I’ll look more into that and contact the rescue I got him from to see what they do for their tortoises in the summer. They’re...

Hi again, everyone! I thought maybe I should start a new thread for my questions and updates since we’ve had Jasper for almost a year. I think by now our Introduction Thread has run its course. Jasper is doing well! He’s been loving the summer grass and activities. We play outside every day...

My son LOVES scooping food for the critters. We have three dogs, a cat, and a tortoise. He wakes up ready to scoop food, and after dinner he runs to the closet we keep the critter food in yelling “scoop!” Including kids in pet husbandry fosters a great understanding and respect for animal care...

I think that depends on the child. I have never had a baby tortoise, but I think a typical 4 year old child could safely “pet” a baby tortoise under close supervision. Model the behavior first, then have the child practice with a rock or something a similar size to the babies. If he does well...

Hi! I have a 2 year old and there are tons of ways to get him involved. He helps me scoop pellets for our tortoise, he turns the water on and feels it until it’s warm to hydrate the pellets. This summer he helped me shower our tortoise by using his water toys to pour water on the tortoise shell...