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I very excited to begin construction on Sheldons outdoor paradise. I've noticed alot of people being their tort inside at night or lock them up outside, why do you need to do this? I'm willing to do whatever needed to keep him safe. Also, how do I keep weeds from growing up through rocks and...

Thinking about getting a stock tank for an outdoor enclosure for my Russian tort. Good or bad idea???

Hello everyone, I recently moved to Florida and I would love to put Sheldon (Russian tort) outside. I'm thinking it shouldn't be that difficult and I understand there are things that it will need for safety and such. I'm also thinking it could go bad very quickly if not done properly!! So, what...

My Russian tort has a nice enclosure outside and I'd like him to be able to stay out over night. It still gets down to the mid or low 50s. Is this to cold for him?

I have recently moved to Florida and I'm trying to identify weeds that are safe. One weed in my yard is called penny wart, I've attached a photo. I've read that navel wart is safe, and when I search it on plant net or the tortoise table , it also identified as pennywart. I would like to be sure...

Hi!! I recently moved to Florida and I'm struggling to find natural growing weeds to feed my Russian. I found this in my back yard, Floridians call it dollar weed, tortoise table calls it pennywart. It is safe for him to eat! Can anyone ID the pics I took as dollar weed

Hi! So were moving to Florida (from SC) a very sudden turn of events. I would very much love to have Sheldon, 3 year old Russan, outside. I would prefer to have an enclosure that he can spend the day outside and bring him in at night or during large storms. I tend to have it covered and...

I recently planted some plantain plants in Sheldons enclosure, I noticed now there are these very tiny bugs, some are white, in the substrate where the plants are? What are they? Is it normal and safe?

Hi everyone, it's been so long since I've been on here.. I miss the tort families! So, the colder months are on the way and I've been trying to grow different plants for Sheldon (Russian tort) inside and out so he still has a wide variety to eat during "off season". I live in SC but things...

my friend gave us an old rabbit run, perfect for a tort pen!

I need a new lamp for my Russian, hes just over 1 years old. I'm tired of having to replace cheap lamps. will this lamp be to hot?

I would like to go see family over the holidays and may not have anyone to tort sit. They live 6 hours away.. I have a 1 year old Russian and was curious to know if anyone has traveled with their tortoise and what they did with then when they got to the destination.

I need to mulch Sheldons garden to stop the erosion, I think I was told Cyprus mulch is safe.. anyone agree or disagree with another suggestion? Thank you

If you havent heard of an aerogarden, they are amazing! With changing seasons it can be difficult to find plants that Sheldon can eat. My sister introduced me to this little gem..an areogarden. I selected plants that my tort can eat so now we have a constant supply of food! The goal is to...

I have planted a bunch of tall phlox for Sheldon but I also have creeping phlox.. the foliage is super picky and wouldnt feed it to him but I was wondering about the flowers. Does anyone know if they are safe to feed? there is nothing listed on the tortoise table that I can find.

Hi everyone!! Its been forever since I've been on here. Sheldon is doing AWESOME!! I've started a big cottage garden of all edible perennials for the little guy! My question pertains to mulch, the rain has been washing away my soil because it's on a small hill and I want to put down mulch to...

I built a ramp that is rather tall.. he has no problem going up and does often but I noticed he has started to slide down the side instead walk back down. At first I laughed because he intentionally does it and will do it a couple times in a row but I'm not sure if he should be doing this..is is...

Shel got new swag today when his lamps arrived early!

FINALLY! After tornados, floods and snow Sheldons meter made it!

the tort I named my avatar after passed away and I would like to change it from Mikeysmama to just my name. ive asked the "help" option three times with no answer. does anyone know how to do this, I've tried everything