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He may have received an injury from the female. She is quite nasty to him. There is no smell. I've called all of the vets around where I live. They don't deal with tortoises. Is there anything I can put on the area to encourage healing? I appreciate any help I can get.

It would be ideal to have her outside but I live in Ontario. It's -25 outside. The enclosure is huge and I keep my house at 80 inside. She gets very restless when in the enclosure for more then 2 days without some wandering. She is a rescue and I'm not sure what her living conditions were like...

I have a 7 year old hermann tortoise. He's always been ok but today after his bath a scute fell off. Doesn't really show any signs of shell rot. Not sure what to do.

I recently got a 7 year old redfoot who eats well and is very active. When in the enclosure she is fine. When I let her out to wander around the house after about an hour she has heavy breathing and sometimes some foam around her mouth. When I put her back in enclosure she's fine again. Is this...

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I have both a red foot and many box turtles. They are almost the same to keep. I did my research before buying my red foot and found it would be the easiest for me. The biggest difference I have found is the humidity. My box turtles can tolerate a lower humidity lever. Red foots do not...

Thanks for the warning. I keep my males in separate housing so shouldn't be too bad. They don't see each other at all.

They are actually my babies. I've had the eggs for awhile and they finally hatched. I've never had box turtle babies before. I bought my breeders when they were about a year old. [hr] They seem to like the blood worms mixed with mashes berries and calcium

Thank you all very much. I am going to try all of your suggestions.

Arrival of 6 baby easterns. Very picky eaters. Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks for the information. I'm currently having proper housing build. Rabbit cage is my temporary fix.

Hi New to tortoises but long time box turtle owner. Looking for tips and anything I can learn to take good care of my new redfoot. Thanks and looking forward to talking to other turtle lovers.