I'm wondering how sensitive torts are to smoke and/or airborne ash. I live in NorCal, and during fire season the air is often smoky, sometimes for days at a time. I'm wondering how sensitive tortoise lungs are to that stuff? I know it's good for them to be outside, but obviously not if they...
There are a few points that I don't understand about the environment for a Greek tortoise. I think that a lot of these questions have been addressed before, but many of the answers I've seen seem confusing and/or contradictory, so help and clarification would be much appreciated. One thing is...
I was hoping that someone here could recognize this plant and tell me if it is safe for torts to eat. I looked through the Tortoise Table website, and the closest thing I can find is called "couch grass" and is safe for them to eat. But I can't tell if the pictures exactly match the plant, and...
I'm wondering about how much noise tortoises can tolerate. I'm planning on getting a Mesopotamian Greek tortoise in the near future, and to have it live in a vivarium some of the time, but an outdoor pen when weather is favorable. However, the best place for a pen- in terms of sunlight and...
I'm building a vivarium out of mostly wood, but I don't know how far the heat bulb should be from the sides/roof? I was planning on making the lights hang from a wood beam running across the roof, but depending on how far down to they need to be, I might need to make the roof higher. Help...
I've read a lot about mediterranean tortoise enclosures, but a lot of the information that I've found seems contradictory. There are two main points I'm confused about, any help would be great. One is what should the substrate be made of? The care sheet for them says gravel/sand, but many...
I was wondering something, it might be a weird/stupid question but... presuming a fairly well-set-up environment, UV, diet, etc., how likely is it that a tort will just keel over, or get a terminal condition? Is this likely to happen, or uncommon, or rare, or what? I appreciate anyone...
I'm planning to get a Mesopotamian (Golden Greek) tortoise in the near future. For the vivarium, I'm a bit confused about what the temperature should be. I know that there should be a 90-ish area for basking, but what temperature (for this specific breed) should the rest of the enclosure be...
I'm wondering what's the best way to provide cover in a vivarium. Fake plants are nice, but many people say that the tort might try and eat them. Any thoughts?
I'm thinking of getting a Mesopotamian tortoise in the near future, and for its vivarium I was wondering something. I am planning on 32 square feet of floor space (the amount of space in a 4x8 pen) and was curious, is there a way to have it take up less than 32 square feet on the floor, but...
I'm planning to get a golden Greek tortoise soon, and I'm a bit confused about how much they eat. I've seen lots of great suggestions for what they can eat, but not how much. Will they regulate their own food intake, stopping when they're full? Should they be fed all at once, or can they be...
I don't know exactly what forum this belongs in, I hope I got it right. I'm getting a tortoise soon, and I was wondering about something. I have a fairly large yard, so I plan to set up an outdoor enclosure for when weather is favorable. Of course it will be fenced in, but I thought to help...
My family is thinking of getting a kind of Greek spur-thighed tortoise, and I wanted to know what range of humidities they can tolerate. We live nearish San Fransisco, our house is often between 30 and 50% humidity. Is this okay for a Greek tortoise? If not, is there any way to regulate...
Hi! This is my first post here, so I'm new to the forum. Any help would be awesome. I am thinking of getting a Greek spur-thighed tortoise, and was wondering about some aspects of the environment that it needs. I have a lot of questions, help on any of them would be great.
I live in northern...