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Hi I am interested! I live in the Philadelphia area! Text me at (267) 410-0667

I’m in Bucks County, which is about two hours from you. Check out my insta: philly_tortoise_compound. I would be glad to give your guy a great home.

Am I to be worried now? I’m seeing white mould and some green.

I give him three warm baths and he has a large water bowl to drink from in his cage.

Hi, My adult red foot spentvkist of last sumner outside (May-September). However, when I brought him in, I had to keep him in a dry enclosure. Despite having heat and uvb (although uvb is not necessarily required) I couldn’t replicate the enclosure as being outside bc I could not keep the...

Ok. The red foot and cherryhead are rescues. I had the sulcata since it was a hatchling.

Opinions plz. Any signs of shell rot or SCUD? If so, what remedies could I practice instead of taking them to the vet?

He/she poops every other day in the water dish. I’ll still send a sample. However, he/she is very active and eats everyday so idk why it would be underweight....

*two months

So, it’s been over a month and my guy has grown almost over an inch. The tortoise is 160 grams and I have been keeping him/her in a more humid environment. Am I doing everything right? Is it still too young to determine the gender?

Sorry everyone, my bad, the tortoise is about 3 inches. Idk how I read the ruler wrong, I’m just stupid lmao. @PA2019

No it’s about 4 inches. The tortoise eats and poops everyday so idk why it would be underweight.... I’ll get a pic upside down.

Hi, In September, I ordered a yeArling Sri Lankan Star Tortoise from Tortoise town. Now I’ve had the tortoise for 7 months and weighs about 114 grams. Also about 4 1/2” inches. Is there any way to determine the sex rn?