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    how do you deworm your tortoise?

    i have two one and half years old lepoard tortoise and im looking forward to deworm my toroise. People recommended pancur for dogs in low dosages for toroise but never mentioned for actual dosages.can any one give me actual dosages for my tortoise. I will put weights tomorrow soon as i wake up...
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    Plz help! my babies showing bubbles

    Hi ,guys i have two lepoard tortoises babies and one of lepoards are showing signs of runny nose. Sometimes he makes squeaky sounds and shows some bubbles. I always keep my temperature never lower than 80 degrees, but there was one time tem. dropped to like 77 and humidity 60. I always keep...
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    can i feed kale greens to tortoise

    hey guys i recently bought a kale green from market. is this edible for tortoise? i mainly feed cactus, hay, spring mix and some bak choy,carrots, asian pumpkin, dandelions, and others. hope this diet is good and hoping to add kale greens if its ok
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    Questions about soaking

    Hi, guys only two days left til new year. Happy new years to you guys. I have two lepoards for a month and im having trouble soaking them. Sometimes they sit still and poop half of their size, but most of the time they try to get out of the soaking container. They will try to climb up. Like...
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    humid hide?

    Hi, guys I have two lepoards babies and they will never use the humid hide. I made it with wooden hut and coco fir. The humidity is 60 or more and tem. is also about 85 at night. I never seen my lepoards babies in the hide for more than 2mins. One lepoard likes to go opposite side of hut and...
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    heat source for enclosure

    Hi guys, I have two cute lepoard for bout 3 weeks n they are really healthy and active. Im using zoo med heat emitter for heat and uvb for zoo med repti sun. Do i need another light such as spot light? I was told that my uvb has uva/uvb. I juss wanna make sure if it has both. Zoo med reptisun...
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    is cactus pear good diet for tortoise?

    Ive been feeding my tortoise with cactus pad for a week now. My lepoard tortoise really likes it. Today i went to local market and they have something called cactus pear, a fruit of cactus. Is is edible? I know cactus fruits are edible but just making sure. Thanks
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    how often hatchlings poop?

    Hi, my lepoard tortoises i got on tuesday are really doing good. Im daily soaking babies for better bowel movement. My question is how often does babies poop?
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    Is tem drop to 78 ok for baby?

    I have a ceramic heater to heat up the whole enclosure, but today cold side dropped to about 78 for the first time. Do you think babies could handle that tem.? im kind of worried cuz i never let it dropped more than 80. im very worried right now.
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    Lepoard has been arrived.

    I just got lepoard today. I bought it from turtlesandtortoises with 20% discount coupon. I got one light and one dark. Its really healthy eating imediately and adopting the environment. Just to double check for myself do you think the temperature and humidity is good? Hot side: 34-35...
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    Stupid fedex!

    I just got a call from fedex that my tortoise is on delay.... It supposed to be deliver today morning with overnight shipping, Fedex gotta be joking with me.If it doesnt come by morning then its not a overnight shipping and if the tortoises die. are they gonna pay for my tortoise? man i hate...
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    how do u guys think about my diet for lepoard tortoise?

    This is what im gonna feed my new 2 inch lepoard babies Mon- hay, cactus, bok choy Tues- hay, cactus, dandelion, calcium Wed- hay, cactus, spring mix Thurs- hay, cactus, carrots, calcium Fri- hay, cactus, spring mix Sat- hay, cactus, asian pumpkin, calcium Sun- hay, cactus, zoo med tortoise...
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    Dandelion diet!

    Umm i heard dandelion leaves are very good nutrtion source for tortoise. I just bought organic dandelion leaves and not sure how often i have to feed my lepoard tortoise. Is it good to feed once a week? I also heard that it contains highe protein compare to others leaves. Thank you!
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    Pics for previous thread i posted -eye infection?

    Hi , guys i was away for a while and i couldnt really post pic. Its been already a week since my tortoise got shipped sick. Hes getting little better. He even eats food and takes poop, but still doesnt really move or open eyes unless hes eating or hiding at shelter. I used some eye drops and...
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    an eye infection?

    I received a 4inch golden greek in overnight shipping and it seems to be sick during trip. It wont open hes eyes and doesnt move. Sometimes it opens eyes but i see some weird layer of clear white stuff blocking the eye. Is is a eye infection?
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    coco fiber, repti bark and hay for bedding

    Hi guys how do you guys think about coco fiber, repiti bark and hay for bedding. Im trying to use coco and hay on cold spot. Which will be hiding spot and humid spot for my golden greek. On the hot spot I will be using coco fiber and repti bark top of it. Im getting a golden greek juvenille...
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    New tortoise coming home soon

    im getting juvenille golden greek on tuesday. Its about 4 inch and male. I ordered from turtlesandtortoise for 170 plus shipping. I think its very good price for juvenille. After loosing two baby tortoise, I decided to study more about tortoise and hopefully i will get some baby tortoise next...
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    Does golden greek hibernate?

    Im wondering if juvenille(3.5-4.5 inch) golden greek hibernates. I heard some tortoises hibernates but some doesnt. Thanks!
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    Im not sure if i should get a new tortoise.

    After loosing two babies in a month without really knowing the reasons even i took it to vet. Im not sure If i should get a new baby tortoise. It was really stress and depressed moments for me in passed month. I told vet everyhthing about my husbandary but there seems to be no problems with...
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    Is tortoisesupply a good breeder?

    Im really pleased with there customer service and kindness, but im not sure if they are good as a breeder. First time I got a baby golden greek from them it died within 7 days. So i asked them for another one and i received a black greek tortoise, at first it was doing so good but after about a...
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