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Thank you! Just ordered some off Amazon. It's gonna be hard to watch him not eat but I'll trust that when he gets hungry enough he will.

Thanks! I am so terrified of him not eating anything so I keep giving him what he wants. If I don't have access to home grown goods and must rely on grocery store items, curious what you suggest. I have tried lots of things but he snubs almost everything. Is it the equivalent of giving a kid...

Thanks for your input. How big do you think the hide should be for a tortoise who is roughly 4-5" in length? I'll try adding some leaf litter

I have a 4 year old desert tortoise and I already know that his indoor enclosure is too small (3'x2'). I soak him every morning, let him bask under the heat bulb, watch him snub his nose at most everything but green peas, and then I let him roam in a large outdoor enclosure for several hours...

My desert tortoise is three years old and this is my first time allowing her to undergo brumation. She is currently in a plastic shoebox inside a plastic box in my garage. The temperature is a fairly consistent 54, which I’m afraid is too warm from everything I’ve read on this site. My husband...

Hi all, I feel like I am in over my head and have read several posts and other sites about tortoise brumation. We got my daughter a desert tortoise 3 years ago and for Mochi's (the DT) first two years of life we were advised not to let her undergo brumation. I know there is debate about...