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My Freddie is 6 years old, 40 lbs we’ve been battling a URI all winter/spring. We’ve done multiple antibiotics and recently advanced to injections without success. Fred has become increasingly lethargic and has now completely stopped eating. When we visit the vet he receives hydration and...

I’m in coastal Orange County and my normally sleepy Russian tort is awake and wanting out of her winter accommodations (box in a ventilated plastic crate in our garage). Her normal outdoor enclosure and house doesn’t get sun this time of year (too early) it really isn’t that warm during the day...

Freddie is my 5 year old, 20 pound-ish Sulcata. In preparation for winter (we live in coastal Southern California) I purchased a Kane pig blanket as well as a Vivarium heat panel. Knowing how particular sulcatas are I placed the mat in his house so he could get used to the mat before he...

I have a 5 year old Sulcata that I adopted about 2 months ago. He weighs about 14 pounds and appears to be in very good health. I feed him from the recommended diet list all good healthy greens with occasional treats. My question is regarding the amount of food. He grazes in my yard on...

I have a Russian tortoise, currently sleeping in the fridge. I take her out regularly and weigh her and she seems to be doing fine. The one thing that I find curious is her sleeping position. She's sleeping fully frogged, meaning all four legs and her head are sticking out of her shell and...

Hello fellow turtle lovers - I have a female Russian, Violet, I've had for about 9 months, she was found wandering last spring and I adopted her. I don't know her age, but judging from the condition of her shell, I'm guessing she's 10+ years. She has her own outdoor enclosure complete with a...

Good Morning, When I let Violet out of her enclosure this morning I found she had a white mouth. I wiped some of it away and some is still there. Does anyone know what it could be and if I should be concerned? I did search the internet and found a ton of information, but kind of like...

Hello, I just wanted to introduce Miss Violet. She is a rescue that was found wandering a friend's neighborhood. After no one claimed her, I adopted her and brought her home. I've had her for about 6 weeks now and she's finally settled in. She originally paced her enclosure all day long...