Try 7 kids, a sulcata, and a hedgehog, hence why we do not have a dog anymore, though we did love him. We just didn't have time to train him right and give him the attention he needed. I have noticed some people asking about taking their tortoises to Alaska and how they take them. Having looked...
You know what amazes me is how some people say that tortoise's have no personalities. I beg to differ. I think they are very sensitive and will show what they like and don't. If I bob my head up and down, Scooby will do the same.
One thing I would suggest is Tortoise Eye Drops. They can be found at the pet shop. Ours had eye infections a couple of times. We put them in once a day and after about a week/week and a half, she was much better. Also give him some nice luke warm baths to kind of rinse out any possible dirt or...
Hello, I am excited to be a part of this forum. I don't know why it took so long to join one, but it's never too late to learn more for your tortoise, although I think that my family has done well at raising Scooby so far. We named her Scooby and then found out at 5 years old that she was a...
Yours might be a female. They tend to grow slower. You usually can't find out until about 5 years. The other thing we think has an effect on their speed of growth is how large of a space they have for a habitat. We just enlarged our habitat about a year ago, and it's incredible how fast she has...