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I had a Greek Tortoise who laid 6 eggs in Oct for the first time. After that event, she has been way more temperamental with me. Hiding in her shell, making hissing noises whenever I am nearby, etc... She is also eating much less. Still eating and pooping, but maybe 1/2 the...
So this is my first run at things and I read up on as much as I could but have some additional questions.
I currently have 2 tortoises(Greeks) hatched and one peeping. One of the hatched is fully sealed up and the second is beginning that process now, the yolk is pretty much fully absorbed...
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I recently built a large 10ft x 10ft tented enclosure for my torts and I am noticing some mold growing on the outside of their enclosures. Attached some photos for reference. I checked everyone inside the boxes and I do not see mold of any kind, I think it is because the lights and...
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I am looking to build an indoor enclosure and have a really cold basement that I will need to house them. I am thinking of using a large Indoor Growing Tent like this https://growace.com/products/yield-lab-120-x-120-x-80-reflective-grow-tent
Anyone have experience with this? Will the...
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I had a pretty large(3x6) tented enclosure and all plant life did not survive in it and I am not sure why. I definitely gave it enough water, the UV light was working correctly based on some measurement tools I had, and I had sections of plant soil where the plants were vs the rest of...
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I had a Testudo graeca terrestris for almost a year now and haven't had any problems in an indoor enclosure while in dry California. I recently moved to Chicago and the humidity here is much higher, so I am excited at the thought of having an indoor and outdoor enclosure, but was...
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I was wondering if anyone here is experienced in breeding these wonderful torts. I am really interested in trying to get a good line of really bright yellow ones, but the patterns that come out seem to be really random. Anyone have any success in controlling the patterns?
So whenever I feed my little dude mazuri, he gets a bunch of build up on his face. I am afraid it will dry off and get stuck/cause potential problems.
Whenever I try to wipe it off, he gets totally scared and dips his head back into the shell. Sometimes I can get parts around the head but...
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Not sure if this is an okay spot to post this, but I am looking for the breeder Tim Beard. I saw some videos on his tortoises and mentioning of him on here, but no idea what his site or contact info is. Any help would be appreciated!
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Thank you all for so much info just laying around, has been massively helpful!
I just got a new hatchling and have some questions on it and attaching photos:
The shell is a bit flat at the top, instead of a curve. Do you know if that is a problem or if it will round out as it grows...
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Looking for some feedback again because my last setup was not ideal. It was was an open enclosure and I had a real hard time maintaining the humidity.
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I am now able to maintain 80% humidity while the substrate is still dry! I had a couple questions though:
Because of the...
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Pretty new to this forum, but have been reading a lot to prepare! Lot of the guides were super helpful(this one in particular: https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/the-best-way-to-raise-any-temperate-species-of-tortoise.183131/), but I see a lot of inconsistencies across different sites...