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HI Everyone, I recently acquired a new male radiate tortoise. It has extreme case of pyramiding because it was given diet mostly on pellets and bad humidity. Its 23cm. Can he improve? Because I know males can go above 35cm. Will such pyramiding cause any defects in the future? such as walking...

Hi Everyone, Recently, a friend of mine gave me this radiated tortoise. It is a male and the size is 29cm. I know that males can grow up to 40cm. So is there any possibility that the pyramiding will get better (smooth out) overtime?

Hi everyone, Background information: so I have a leopard tortoise which Ive kept for about 1.5 yrs. When I bought him he was arond 130grams and now he is arond 250grams. The problem: The first month he was fine (eating all sorts of greens and vegetables). Then he got sick with runny nose...

Hi all, Ive just recently acquired an 11cm Cheeryhead, im trying to determine if its a male or a female? I know its probably too small to determine, but i think its a female. What do you all think? Thanks

I have a question (more like a comparison), hopefully someone can shed a light on this: for easy comparison, say from a 30cm height (12 inches) isnt it the same for example: Exoterra UVB150, 13Watt with Exoterra UVB100 26Watt in terms of UVB the first one it has a high level of UVB but low...

Hi, I have a 9cm (3.5 inches) leopard that weighs 150g (5.5 ounces). Is this normal? Thanks

HI, I want to ask. I have a 9cm leopard tortoise. He wont eat any greens (grass, weeds, vegetables). The only thing he'll eat is mazuri pellets or any greens that have been coated with mushed (wet) pellets. I dont want him to be dependent on pellets. Thus, should I just give him greens and...

Hi, I have a sulcata. When it first came it has a small bump or growth that is red/pinkish in color. Now the bump have turned into dark brown. I attached a picture for reference. What is it? and what should i treat it with?

Hi everyone, This post will be a tad long but please bear with me. So I've had 2 leopards (approximately 8cm) for almost three months. I think their eating habit is a bit weird, namely with the following conditions: 1. They eat roughly the same amount compared to my 6cm sulcata, I assume they...

HI everyone, I have a question, I have a compact fluorescent 26w UVB 10.0. What is the ideal height for Sulcata? Currently, it is set up at approximately 12inches (30cm) from the shell. Kind regards :)

hi I a few days ago i acquired two 1.5yrs old leopard tortoise (approx. 8cm). They seem to be very shy. I have to give food right infront of their hide. And they dont seem very interested. They will have a nibble but wont go through to actually eating in (they sort of just putting in the mouth...

Hi, Most of my tortoise live in my garden. The garden undergoes fogging once a month carried out by Rentokil. During fogging, I would put the tortoise inside my house and then release them back out around 4 hours after they finish fogging my garden. I'm scared that there is still a residue of...

Hi, Im considering getting a Indian Star tortoise to add to my tortoise collection. My question is that I have been hearing from Kamp Kenan who live in Florida and said IStar just dont thrive in humid and rainy environment and stopped having them as pet. I live in Jakarta where it is warm...

Hi, Im a new leopard tortoise keeper. Ive had ample experience with other species but not leopards. I kept on seeing that leopard tortoise cant handle the cold and wet weather. My question is, I live in Jakarta and it has a temperature min of 80f, max of 100f and an all year average of 82f...