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They were only a month old when I got them. I housed them in a split enclosure with everything being identical. At 18 months they were both moved to outside enclosures for the summer and brought back to their indoor enclosures for the winter. They both eat very well and the only health issue...

I take in rescue tortoises. Unfortunately, Las Vegas has a real issue with backyard breeding and the illegal sale of desert tortoises and sulcatas, so I constantly get tortoises that were improperly cared for and on the verge of death. One of the most common issues I face is respiratory...

Very true. If you're referring to me then I'd be happy to introduce myself better: I currently have 12 tortoises. Two adult desert torts, two sulcatas that are 2 yrs old, two 6 month old sulcatas, and 6 baby desert torts. Those last 6 I just got from my son's school. The science teacher...

I would be happy to add him to our family and would be willing to pay for shipping. PM me for my number.

These two are from the same clutch of eggs, were raised exactly the same way, and both seem very healthy over a year after hatching, but look at the size difference. The other five from the clutch are just as big. Any idea what gives?

I'm experimenting with making my own tortoise biscuits from homegrown, pesticide-free, ingredients (except for the timothy hay, I purchase that from a local feed store), and I found a recipe that my desert torts and sulcatas really seem to like. Starting next month, I'd like to make enough to...

I need to rehome a 10 to 15 year old male gopher tortoise. A friend of mine was moving out of town and the person who was supposed to take him flaked last minute so she asked if I would take him. He had nowhere else to go so I accepted, but he does not get along with any my other tortoises at...

I'm pretty sure knowledge is learning from others' mistakes (i.e. you can be knowledgeable about a topic without having experience) and wisdom is learning from your own mistakes.

What does your family call people who have formed an opinion and then refuse to listen to, consider, or contemplate any alternative views, contradicting theories, or dissenting research?

No, it's not true that you can't keep tortoises in pairs or groups. Source: Michael Tuma, PhD Here's the thing though: it's safer if they grow up together, you need a LOT more room (in my experience, two torts need at least four times the amount of space as one tort), torts have personalities...

10%, why that's the same concentration as the one used or horses, and dogs, and cats, and saltwater shrimp. It's almost as if you can use the same medication of different species adjusted for their size. Weird,

And by this logic cat grass is for cats, not for torts, lambs lettuce is for lambs not for torts, and chia seeds are for ugly 80's home decor and can't be grown and fed to torts. The equine medication I posted for you FROM TORTOISESUPPLY .COM not HORSESUPPLY.COM is meant to be given to a horse...

Yeah, oh man! Once a week. You're going to burn the little guy's intestines and kill all the beneficial bacteria in his gut that allows him to digest plant matter. You should give him a probiotic like benebac stat. The treatment for worms is about a LITTLE bit of medication over a LONG period...

That's mostly untrue. Vets and human doctors alike use the same medication for almost ALL intestinal parasites. Now, a medication for intestinal parasites won't help much for say heart worm. But most worms that come out like that in poop are intestinal. This is the medication information for...

And I thought I had problems when I caught my male gopher tortoise sneaking a beer. Teenagers, am I right?

Both of the Russians I rescued from PetSmart, and I do mean rescued, had worms. I suggest this, it works great from my torts: https://www.tortoisesupply.com/Panacur Give them a pea size blob on one of their favorite treats and hand-feed it to them. Do this once a week for 4 weeks. That should...