When I was deciding on getting some tortoises, I chose Hermanns because I read that they have great personalities and also because they don't grow too big. What I never expected was how fast they would grow! I've been keeping track of their weight weekly and here are their weights so far (in...
When I got home from work today, I went to check and see if the Tortoises were all doing ok. They finished all their food so I decided to give them some more. Our Gopher tortoise (I still haven't decided on a name for them yet) walked up to the feeding tray first and this seemed to upset the...
About a month ago, we adopted a few tortoises. One of them is a Sri Lankan star tortoise. He was very skittish for the first 2-3 weeks. Always pulling back into his shell at the first sign of movement. This past week or so, he seemed to be getting much better. Every time I go up to his enclosure...
I was taking my tortoises outside for a walk and found this guy in the shade next to my front door. I live in northern Virginia in a townhouse complex. Is it native to this area? Should I just leave him alone?
Just got a couple of baby Hermann's and want to make sure I have everything setup correctly for them. We had recently adopted a few tortoises. After reading about their care requirements, I came to the conclusion that we wouldn't be able to give one of them a very good home (Gopher Tortoise). We...
I recently got a few tortoises and needed to get some input on if I am doing everything correctly.
The three tortoises I have are:
Gopher Tortoise
Sri-Lankan Star
Elongated
All three of them have been housed together and seem to be in good health. I currently have them in a 110...