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It looks like he should have been eating food that was too soft or didn't have a cuttlefish bone for him to gnaw on, causing his beak to be too long and thus cracking, just like a human nail can crack if it's too long. It could also be a wound in the beak that is causing an infection to come...

I'm not an expert, but it looks to me like beak growth caused by eating soft foods for a long time and then overgrowing it causing it to crack, or it could be cracking because of hard foods. Has the food he has been eating for a long time been too soft? Food that is too soft can cause his beak...

I've mentioned the humidifier issue before, so this time I'll share it with pictures @Alex and the Redfoot @ZEROPILOT @wellington @Yvonne G @Tom I use a small Chinese-made home desktop humidifier. It has an automatic power-off function (when there is not enough water), and it stops...

I stumbled upon this brand of edible dried flowers for tortoises on an online shopping site, has anyone used them, my RF's diet is currently lacking in this type of flower plant, so I want to add this type of food to her diet. How about this brand of dried flowers, is it suitable for RF? (Or any...

Latest on the hiding place issue, I've piled up a hideout in the corner with rocks and slabs that will fit her perfectly, she's settled in and rested underneath for a while. The new enclosure and greenhouse I will set up as best as I can, not in one step (to ensure she is comfortable with her...

Humidifiers may not be something to give up and give up on, I currently live in the north where the winters are dry and cold, indoor humidity is currently only at 50% and the box averages roughly 80F humidity 70%, with slightly cooler temperatures at night.

For the most part, walks normally and steadily on both smooth and non-smooth surfaces (no dragging of the hind legs, abdominal suspension) and rarely exhibits this behavior.

Interestingly, I fed chicory and pumpkin, pear, mazuri, okra together today, and she chose chicory without hesitation and swept it up first.

Here's some rough weight notes, I'll add on belly measurements later (currently about 16-17cm long)

Ok, I'm not giving up protein completely, I put 8-10 mazurettes in her food at a time (the old large pellets), and after reading some other posts yesterday, the biggest cause of the back of the pyramid is still the humidity. At one point every summer the whole house was her domain (I've read...

One more thing the glass windows on both sides of the case I covered with a cloth to make the glass walls less stressful for her.

The substrate I have replaced, the left part is a special orchid substrate pine bark chunks to form a relatively rough natural ground, the right part with water retaining mats and carpet to form a more flat area, and a small shallow pool of water 30*17 area, a humidifier. Regarding hiding I have...

Is that possible? And should I have some fine sand for her to dig in? Also do all turtles lay aseptic eggs on a regular basis as long as they are adults?

Thank you so much for explaining so many questions in detail, I will use this knowledge to keep my RF better.