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I heard somewhere that Sulcatas with extra scutes normally turn out to be female. Is this true?

My tortoise has had this swollen looking eye since I got him, it’s like the eyelid doesn’t fully retract, here are some photos. He is also starting to shed which is causing his skin pigment to darken, also wondering if this is a problem or if this is ok. I am aware that he is pyramiding and I am...

My Russian tortoise Boris is starting to shed some of his skin (the first time he has done this). His new skin is a lot darker and a lot less green. Just wondering if this is normal. PS, the pictures of Boris are from yesterday, since then, I have setup his new Vivarium style enclosure to give...

I realised that Hank is more elongated than other sulcatas and isn’t as round as others. I wasn’t told by the breeder if he was a sudanese or Mali sulcata. Can you identify if he is or not? PS some of these photos are from last week when he was in his smaller enclosure.

Is my Sulcata starting to pyramid. I have had him for three weeks and keep the humidity at 60. I have a new enclosure being built this Thursday for perfect 80 percent humidity all the time (it has a lid). Any tips on any things I can do to avoid this from progressing or does he look alright.

Hello! I just wanted to ask if you think that my Horsfield tortoise is starting to pyramid. Average humidity of 40 percent and a 35C basking temperature. I think that I might be over feeding and that is causing this shell bumping. Please let me know how I can not overfeed my tortoise. He is 5...

Hank my 4 week old sulcata tortoise has a pretty smooth shell, however, when looking at some other tortoises, their scutes have been much clearer and defined where as his are darker. Some of these other tortoises have super smooth shells unlike Hank who has slightly risen scutes in areas. Please...

My baby sulcata Hank still has his egg tooth. I have done some investigating and come to the conclusion that it should have been gone around 5-6 week mark. He weights 53 grams and is four months old. I have had him for a week. Any suggestions?

I got my baby sulcata Hank a few days ago. This is the fourth day I have had him. He already lets me hand feed him and rub his head which is so much fun but I don’t know if he is eating his hay or not. I think that he might have had a bit yesterday but I don’t know for certain. I tried hand...