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GREAT JOB realizing that there was a tort under your truck. So many are run over by people not realizing there was a tort under there car/truck getting shade. There are actually stickers that say This is Tortoise Country Check Under All Vehicles !

A VERY big reason why I'm here, information and people I can Trust. I commend you @MaNaAk for being hesitant, Jacky depends on you. And I must say 42-22 WOW, GREAT JOB

Great Job. The home will help you feel better but I'm pretty sure you will still have some things to worry about, thats LOVE.

No Way are you worrying to much. Tortoises give very little clues when they are sick, so your diligence in monitoring everything you can will just help you catch something as soon as possible. It is the ones that don't worry about their animals that run in to serious issues to late. I say...

@MaNaAk ... You should ask your friend Why? Why should I feed this? What are the benefits? Do you know what you are talking about? If you are friends this should be ok to ask without getting a bunch of attitude in return. I then would explain to your friend the serious consequences of OD...

They sure look like what we have here in San Francisco as Museums https://www.earthcam.com/usa/california/sanfrancisco/?cam=rowingclub#google_vignette That's about all I got, I only made it to the Hobie Cats while at Scout Camp. Those are definitely bigger than a Hobie Cat.

I think you're missing the silver lining .... In the soon future you will need to extract another bolt and now you know it has to be done with a stronger extractor kit. I tried.

@yukistar .. I can almost hear your excitement. So Cool. Keep asking questions, don't get overly frustrated and keep learning. You will have a happy tort for life which will bring you nothing but Happiness and Love.

@Robinbirdlady ... Great job, you are going to make a great tort mommy. In my experience Desert Tortoises tend to like females way more than males. The way you find out if it's stressful is the runny nares (nose) will increase in mucus and then color change of the mucus. It sounds like you...

So I posted that and thought about it and wanted to say I am not blaming you but instead pointing out for any future readers the importance of making changes NOW. I hope you do not take it the wrong way.

I am sorry for your loss. This is a perfect example of how changes are needed as fast as possible. Many think their tort is just feeling bad, instead of "My tortoise is about to die." I'm glad you came here to ask questions, only wish it could of been sooner. This was what @wellington was...

@Robinbirdlady ..... @Yvonne G is giving you better advice than you are going to get from Dr. Greek. This is what is happening... Since you live on the coast there is high levels of humidity, this humidity is great if your tortoise is kept warm. If you allow the tortoise to be cold and in the...

Just like that... there is already bullying without you recognizing it. Trying to use human emotions as a judge of what torts are doing doesn't work, they act in totally different ways.

The substrate will take months if not a year before needing to be changed. Spot cleaning and flipping it is all that needs to be done. This is just my way of doing it, there may be others with more expertise.

Thats great, you will be so much more help to your torts with that attitude. This is a wonderful one of a kind place and you will learn so much here with that mind set. Right on !

Enclose the Tort Table with a plastic greenhouse, there are all over the internet. Most people with tort tables do this to keep Heat and Humidity in.

@nyx ... PAIRS of Tortoise don't work, and are making one of the two suffer bullying. 1 of your torts is going to be dominant and bully the other ... YOU WILL NOT NOTICE. Everyone says "I don't see any aggression." But one of them will be smaller, will be stressed, will be bullied by the...

Her story is so hard to digest, living a life you are miserable and suffering with no end in sight day after day after day. I'll walk through the town with my "Bull Horn" and say "Looking for the lady that saved a tortoise last october ......(pause) .... I need to speak with the lady that saved...

Don't get frustrated, it will be a lot of information and a lot of trial and error. WE ALL started where you are right now and struggled to get through the mis information and get it right. Welcome and hope you stick around long enough to be a "Happy Tort Owner."

A nickel weighs 5 grams and a 1 dollar bill weighs 1 gram........Easy as that, no need for special weights to calculate. Nickels and dollars differ minutely, get a nickel that you use always and that is how you'll know if it's accurate. Don't tip your scale upside down or toss it around and...