I’ve had my sulcata tortoise for about 27 years. He is a cherished family pet. He came down with a respiratory infection yesterday. This is the first time he’s ever been sick. The veterinarian that I took him to didn’t have enough antibiotics on hand to treat him. He exhausted his supply...
These are my favorite radiated tortoises. The smaller one on the left is Koko. She was produced by Ed Elkas a.k.a Texas Bred Tortoises. The bigger one on the right is Albert. He was produced by Jay Russo. I was able to harvest some of the food that I grow for them today and they really...
I keep several juvenile radiated tortoises together in a closed chamber. I use a thermostat to regulate a CHE used to heat it. I discovered that one of my radiated tortoises had flipped over when checking on them. It had been a few hours since I last checked on them. I was pleased to know that...
Does anybody know of a safe fertilizer for lawns. I’m trying to grow more grass for my large sulcata. He will be living in my backyard where he eats grass all day. Thanks.
Hi. I’m soon going to purchase a pair of razor back musk turtles. I’m not sure how to provide UVB light. Is a mercury vapor or linear T5 HO appropriate?
Hi, my name is Albert. I’m new to the forum. I’ve been keeping tortoises for about fifteen years. I’ve got a large male sulcata, four redfoot tortoises and three baby leopard tortoises. The leopard tortoises are the newest additions. I’ve learned a lot over the last four weeks thanks to the...