I'm sorry if you thought my last comment sounded like I wasn't taking your advice because I am. I don't think I ever sounded unwilling to learn and better my care, that's why I'm here. :)
My tortoises enclosure is in the garage so I don't have a view of him 24/7, often I catch him sleeping...
I have a cuttle bone in the tank for him to chew whenever he needs for supplements. I also took my info from Tom who posted the very popular leopard tortoise care sheet. I have UV though he said letting babies get natural UV outside for an hour per inch of shell will be good. And no I never...
Here’s a simple pic, currently in a 40 gallon covered in painters floor wrap which keeps humidity around 80-85 it’s getting colder so I’m adding the ambient heat for night time (during the day it’s around (78-82). He’s got one of the bulbs recommended I forgot what it’s called but his shell...
I was staring at the picture and didn’t see much until I saw the smallest bit of growth on the bottom pic. I don’t know how old he is but is this too slow for him? I got him from tortoise supply so guessing 1-3 months when I bought him.
Top pic is 2 months ago the day I got him and bottom is...
I've decided on a leopard tortoise after flip flopping between them and a russian tortoise.
I've been trying to tweak the basking area to get the perfect temp, though the thermostat confuses me a bit. I'm just looking for peoples thermostat settings, mine is set so it turns on when the lamp...
Whoops sorry about the light here's the bulbs I thought might work : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08Q82JT2X/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
Reading your post I was just wondering if repti bark could be a substitute for orchid bark? It seems easier to get though a bit more pricey, or I could stick...
I'm going to be getting a tortoise soon and have already built an outdoor enclosure for one but came to realize I'd love to raise a baby tortoise up to an adult and avoid any field collection.
I've been seeing many things on good and bad ways to raise up a baby tortoise on this forum and was...
I thought I would use the weed blocker to make a liner kind of like what you would use for indoor enclosures and just use tortoise dedicated substrate but if just the dirt works and is okay from the backyard then I'll definitely do that.
I know I could probably just use the dirt from the ground but was thinking of lining my outdoor enclosure with a weed blocker and putting a maybe coco coir, peat moss, and cypres mulch. Or I'll just put it right on top but I was wondering were would I find this in 50lb bags like you would with...
Yeah I was thinking this as well, I’ve seen people acknowledge they don’t keep certain tortoises in Florida because it’s not a desert environment. And though some people keep testudo tortoises in more humid places I would think they’d be thriving more in a dryer area like in CA. For the sake of...
I really enjoy red foot tortoises because of their medium size but I don't live in a humid place like florida so I was wondering if anyone knows or keeps red foots outdoors in CA. I know they need humidity and don't have the space for them inside but not sure how I would create a humid...