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I made a two-story tortoise table. I personally hadn't seen a design like this, so I figure it might be inspirational for someone in a similar situation. It serves more functions than you might think. - My other larger tortoises that live on the ground floor of the shed can hide below the...

Dear all, I will soon start building a shed (5x3m or roughly 16x10 feet) specifically to house my two aldabras (about 2 years old now) at night and during the winter months. I realize that bigger is always better, but rather than building a bigger shed, I was thinking of adding a greenhouse as...

Whilst reading some husbandry literature (Raising giant tortoises; https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/10240/2/ZAWAM_6V.pdf quite interesting) I found a reference to this paper (Captive breeding of Dipsochelys giant tortoises...

Hey, I wanted to give an update on the two Aldabras that I bought in November last year. I'm very pleased with their overall health and growth! The new growth on their shell seems very smooth. Suzy appears to have a wider shell than Marcel. Marcel: 10/11/2018: 120g and 7,7 cm (plastron)...

Pretty pleased with the new nightbox that I've built. I wouldn't be surprised if it is better isolated than my own nighttime enclosure/house. The dimensions are roughly 120x60x60cm. The sides made from: 18mm cedar boards, 6mm plywood, 4 cm PUR, 6mm plywood, reflective bubblewrap. A PVC curtain...

I acquired 5 indian star tortoises which were hatched in captivity in 2018, but recently they appear to have stopped growing. I used to feed mostly greens, but after they stopped growing I started feeding them Mazuri about twice a week. Their lighting is T5 UVB lamps, with a ceramic lamp for...

I will soon be receiving two juvenile Aldabras (100-200g I suspect). Here is the enclosure 200x60cm that I've prepared for them. As I mentioned in the other post (Indian star enclosure) I've decided to place the water bowl almost directly below the MVB, to ensure high humidity, which hopefully...

I've recently switched my 5 juvenile Indian stars (5-6cm; 55-90 g) from a 200x60 cm enclosure to an 120x60cm enclosure, to make room for 2 Aldabras that I'll be receiving soon. I always had the feeling that they were only using half of the larger enclosure. I intend to move them back to the...

I just read this post by @Tom about soaking, which made me wonder what exactly is the purpose is of the daily soaking of hatchlings, especially when they're kept in a humid environment with a water dish. I did a quick search of the forum posts and while there are many about soaking, couldn't...

I'm going to purchase three young (freshly imported) Aldabras later this year. I'm setting up their first enclosure (120x60 cm) and I'd like some input. I've looked at a few caresheets but there has been some conflicting and missing info. Humidity: This appears strangely absent from most of the...