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I was wondering if anyone here has ever used one of these feral cat houses to house an outdoor tortoise...

Hello all, a little less than a month ago we adopted a young red foot tortoise, about 5.6" small. Not quite a hatchling. He has been pretty shy and does not come out on his own, we only bring him out at feeding time. He seems interested in food and eats right away. I posted before asking about...

Few days ago saw this teeny tiny white almost clear bugs crawling on Enzo when I took him out to soak. I wash them off and came to do some research. Someone mentioned harmful mites are usually black and that the white ones usually come with the soil and help break out decomposing matter. Is this...

Hello, it's been 6 days since we brought our cherry head home, and he's living in an outdoor enclosure with beautiful and humid South Texas weather. He has a little house and a couple of hides in the large enclosure. I know there is an adjustment period, and as it's expected for a tortoise this...

Hello, so it's been 5 days since we brought our cherry head red foot home and I need help creating a loose diet menu for him. He is about 5" long, we think (not sure when he hatched) that he is 2ish years old. We have him in an outdoor enclosure in warm and humid -atm- South Texas. I printed a...

I noticed my cherry head has not just one but 2 extra scutes on the left side compared to the right. Is this normal? Is this something that gets even with age? I read this is purely an esthetic thing and doesn’t affect their health but couldn’t find more info; I’m fairly new at this so I was...

Hi! I've been a lurker here but this is obviously my first post. This forum has helped me a lot in the searching for the perfect tortoise for my family and its care. We brought Lorenzo home 2 days ago on Sunday. My family and I had been talking about adding a tortoise to the family for about 4...