Tortoise Forum

What is happening with my red foot!!! It looks painful and serious, but the tortoise is walking around as if morning is wrong. I came out to feed my tortoise and I'm seeing something most definitely out of the ordinary!! It's about 11 years old and we've never had any health issues. We've even...

If so, do you remember all they did and did it work? Did they just give the shot or did they have to do more, like give fluids, etc? How many shots did it take? Any insight would help. I believe my one female needs to get some help on getting the six eggs she has out. However, the vet said...

Hi. I'm hoping that maybe someone here can help me. Ill give all the information that I have about the little guy but unfortunately that isn't much. I got him yesterday from a work friend of my mum, i am supposed to be looking after him until the weekend when he then will go on to live with my...

I bought a baby leopard tortoise who seemed to be very shy, I figured he just needed to relax and open up to his new home. Little did I know, he had a blood infection called septicemia. My tortoise was about 5 months old (30g) but had shown no growth, he was lethargic, his eyelids were puffy...

Ok, folks, we need to talk about SHADE. You have probably (hopefully) heard tortoise keepers talking about the fact that tortoises need "DEEP SHADE" to retreat into on a hot Summer day (really any day that has air temps above 80 degrees). What do we mean by "deep shade?" - this is NOT...

Hello, I wanted to create a post about Squash to see if any of you have any suggestions on what else could be going on with her case. Background on me: 10+ years of iguana husbandry experience, 6 years of Sulcata experience so I am familiar with the correct husbandry of these guys. I am also a...

Anyone had a constipated tortoise from eating rocks? Noticed my desert tortoise's back legs giving out while walking. Took him to vet and got x-ray and found rocks and backed up fecal matter in digestive tract. Worried about outcome.

So perhaps that limited diet caused some liver or kidney damage which has caused the tortoise to retain water in its abdominal cavity. What did the ultrasound reveal? Or is it being done on the 11th? The ultrasound is being done tomorrow on the 11th. He ate well today actually which I'm happy...

So perhaps that limited diet caused some liver or kidney damage which has caused the tortoise to retain water in its abdominal cavity. What did the ultrasound reveal? Or is it being done on the 11th? The ultrasound is being done tomorrow on the 11th. He ate well today actually which I'm happy...

Years ago I worked pretty hard on checking out the Vets who make up that Vet list...now the list for Texas stopped in the "S" leaving half of Texas blank...I guess the list isn't used anymore and evidently is not maintained ...I'm embarrassed I recommended it to you

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BIG NEWS! 501c3 Nonprofit Redfoot Tortoise Sanctuary in Florida DBA/TortsRus Holding several permits + a Class lll Wildlife Permit from FWC Every tortoise we take in receives a vet check ✅ Respiratory panel 2 check 4 infections (PCR) ✅ Fecal test for parasites ✅ X-rays to detect ingested rocks...

Curtis is healthy and warm, and nothing has happened to either of my tortoises. This is just to have on hand if I need it. I realize that half the time I post it's because something has happened, and I don't want to scare anyone, lol. Some of you may remember the scare I had with Curtis two...

Can someone please clarify these TN Tortoise owning/purchasing laws as if I am a child? 😅 I'm an adult, but I think it's widely accepted that TN Turtle/tortoise laws are confusing... I haven't found any clear information. I've done tons of research for a while and would like to get a hatchling...