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That's a neat idea. Our winters are pretty mild and not too long here in TN so I'm just looking to get a little warmth from the sun so he can enjoy some winter grazing. It gets hotter here with the humidity, than what he'd been used to in CA, so we put in a very shallow garden pond with...

Yeah, I grew up in Iowa and would have loved to move back there after 30 yrs in CA, but with our tortoise in mind we chose a more mild climate. And I didn't want to go too far south and have to worry about alligators, ha.

Funny, that is exactly the one we're looking at getting. Thanks for input.

I couldn't find an exact thread on this topic - we moved from CA to TN with our 30 yr old leopard tort, and we've got things set up fine for him but wish to take advantage of the sunny winter days by putting out a small movable greenhouse so he can do some grazing. He so much prefers it to...

Oh yes. Now, we had raccoon visitors at our old house in town, but never during day and we always locked our tort into his hut at night. But now, I worry about everything from skunks to bears to eagles, so we only put him out while we're home and we go into the yard a lot while he's roaming...

Well, we won't put in fish because it will be a very small pond, we plan to build it shallow sloping so he can walk into it and soak. I just expect we'll have birds bathing in it a LOT, raccoons squirrels will visit, skunks (!!), and frogs and toads. We're in a very new environment on edge of...

Someone mentioned water quality, basically. If other animals are using the water.

After moving from CA to TN, I was very anxious about getting our 29+ year old tortoise through the move and through the winter. Thanks to everyone who shared advice, and stories about their experiences and especially to Tom for guiding through the indoor enclosure set-up and grazing mixes etc...

I clicked on this as we are about to put in a small pond/water feature in our yard where our 30 yr old leopard tortoise roams. We had a larger one at our previous home, and he could walk through the little stream; we had koi fish in that pond...our new home backs up to a huge forest and our...

I thought it was from improper feeding? We adopted a juvenile leopard, when he was about 10 yrs old, and he was extremely pyramided but seemed perfectly healthy. 20 years later, still doing fine. Always lots of opinions. People get into arguments if you post about a ham sandwich these days...

That sounds nice - I would love to see some pictures of your setup. We moved this May from CA to TN with our leopard tortoise, he's 25-30+ years old (we adopted him 15 years ago). Today is the first day that it has been chilly in the morning and I know we need to work more on his indoor setup...

If ours gets bigger and/or I get more feeble I may buy one! I use a wide wagon right now. Thanks!

I am wondering if there are some types of "lifts" made for people who are unable to use their legs. My father in law had a few devices so that mom could help him in/out of bed, etc. They have lifts that swing out over a swimming pool with straps that go under a person, maybe something like...

Our tortoise was a "rescue". I highly recommend looking for a fully grown tortoise (or turtle) looking for a new home.

Tortoise people are pretty awesome. We used to occasionally attend some exhibitions of the SoCal "Turtle and Tortoise Club" and gosh was that informative. They did a great job of really illustrating with actual samples of all the how-to's and "what-not-to'do's". We learned so much. I also...

Sorry to hear about your story. When my kids were very young, we adopted a leopard tortoise that was already about 10" long, about 12-15 years old. Living in CA, he was very easy to care for, mainly just keeping him safe from danger and warm at night. As my daughter got older, she bought a...

I don't know how big your guy is, but (after moving, another story) I switched from a kiddie pool to a plastic cement-mixing tub which is smaller and sturdier than the typical kiddie pool. My tortoise would ram and crumple our baby pool terribly. Still good to have, but for frequent soaks...

I'm so sorry to hear this. Caring for pets is tough because there's about a million things that can go wrong at any time. We recently moved from CA to TN with our 35 yr old leopard tortoise, and before we got our new fence put up, he broke through the temporary fence and also scraped off his...

Hi - If anyone could post a list of recommended equipment for keeping a large leopard tortoise in TN, that would be greatly appreciated. Our guy has been enjoying his large CA yard for many years. He has a hut with a nighttime warming light (I don't turn it on during warm nights) and a heavy...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W9BBCTB/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 In case the link doesn't go through, I use the Tile Mate tracker. I accidentally forgot about it and gave our tortoise a bath in his baby pool with the water quite high, and it kept on working afterward. Usually I just give him a...