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    My female tortoise is acting weird

    Hello, i hope everyone is doing great. Today as i was checking on my tortoises, I found the female digging a pit. My family said she has been digging many pits for a while now, but she doesn’t lay any eggs, she leave them empty. This is a video for her,, in case the video is not working, I...
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    How harmful are insecticides for tortoises?

    Hello, i hope everyone is doing well Today my mother told me that the garden where my tortoises are kept was sprayed by an insecticide of some sort. Im shocked and worried sick about my tortoises. I moved out so I can’t keep an eye on my tortoises anymore. My mom said she moved them to a...
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    Two questions about my Greek's food

    Hello, Today I collected some plants for My Greeks, And I'm bit not sure if this is wild dandelion or not The flowers are yellow and small --- The second question: is This considered as a good meal? This is (Roselle, day flower, dandelion and Mellon flowers). I don't give them the same...
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    I think my male tortoise is trying to starve himself to death

    Hello, My male tortoise is rejecting all the food I give him And didn't eat anything but few bites for days Even his favorite food he is active and he looks healthy, he does everything including harrassing my other tortoise and chasing her down He also plays around and do the wiggle thing...
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    My tortoise’s lowepart is moving

    Hello everyone, today as i was checking on my female tortoise I noticed that this part of her lower shell (sorry I don’t know what it’s called) moving This is not my tortoise, but it’s the same part. By moving i mean that when I press on it, it goes down a bit? The rest of her shell is okay...
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    Can i put my tortoises indoors just for few hours a day?

    Hello everyone. Since the summer started, i noticed that both the male and the female are severely dehydrated. I soak them every day and i give them fresh food, but the dehydration is getting worse by the day Im keeping them outside but the heat nowadays is unbelievable. It's almost 120f here...
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    Is this a false Mallow ?

    Hello everyone This plant is growing all over my garden, is it safe for greek tortoises l?
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    What is "treated with poison. (Thiram)

    Hello, I just bought some new seeds for my tortoises garden I noticed that one package Has treated with poison label at the back? What is treated with poison, is it safe? Here are some pictures
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    Plant identification

    Hello Is this a Dayflower? Is it safe for Greeks?
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    I think my male tortoise is sick, please help.

    Hello everyone So few months ago i bought my male tortois , i noticed he was in poor health And it's probably my fault for not checking him out before i bought him. He was obviously sick because he couldn't left his shell when he walks and he was very dehydrated. His shell lost it's color and...
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    Can I put my tortoises outside in a permanent shade?

    Hello everyone, I was thinking about building a new enclosure for my tortoises outside in the garden, and I want to build it in a place where there is permanent shade because it's easier for me to take care of them while they are in the shade. Will they still be able to absorb sunlight and get...
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    Plant identification

    Good evening The other day, I saw my tortoise eating from this plant, any idea what it is? Is it safe for tortoises? Also, there is a big palm tree in the garden, and one of my tortoises like eating the falling dates underneath the tree. Is that safe? My tortoises are Greek BTW.
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    I think my male tortoise is dying

    Hello everyone Yesterday, my tortoise was very active, he walks around, tried to climb everything and he ate a lot. Today, i was about to feed him in the morning, I noticed that he is not okay. For the first time, he wasn't trying to climb or move around the enclosure. he was burying himself. I...
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    My male tortoise became yellow

    Good evening, i hope you all doing well. Today as i was checking on my two tortoises I noticed that the male has become slightly yellowish. He is (i think) a greek or Hermann. So they are supposed to be green or so, but he is kinda yellow now. The temperature is high but the pen is on the shade...
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    few questions about my tortoise

    Good morning, I hope you all are doing well. I have few questions regarding my tortoise ? Is he an Eastern Hermann tortoise? What do they like to eat, aside from lettuce and grape vines? Dose he look healthy? His eyes are clear and his nostrils are clear too..he eats and walks around. When I...
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    Is this a good bedding?

    Good morning, I hope you all are doing well I finished building a house for my tortoise outside in the garden And I used hay as bedding I'm really worried that the hay will hurt My little tortoises' eyes. Or it it is not a good type of hay Here is some pictures
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    What happened to my tortoise’s neck?

    Good morning Yesterday, i have noticed a red and purple spot on my torto’s neck, only in one side. I touched it and I don’t think there is a cluster inside. im very worried about him. The spot appeared suddenly also, is he a greek tortoise? thank you in advance
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    My tortoise eat red nightshade planet

    Good morning, today as usual I put my two tortoise in the garden to have a walk, but when I came back, I found themy eating a nightshade planet that I didn't even know I have in the garden. What can I do ? They didn't eat much.
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    What is happening to my tort shell?

    Good morning Few days ago, I've noticed some white spots on my tort's shell. And I've read that the spots appear due to hard water. But now i think that my torts shell is rotting. What can I do about it? There is no vet near by and my tortoise's shell has a lot of cracks. The crack were already...
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