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High everyone, I have a young tort that I think is growing well, putting on weight, new growth around scutes ect. But I was wondering if anyone has considered painting a SMALL section of the growth area of the shell to see who much the tortoise has actually grown. My theory is that if you were...

I have a small leopard tort ( about 6-7 inches) that I took into the vet only 4 months ago for nasal discharge. We went over my set up and temp, diet everything was in check and I was prescribed 6 weeks of baytril injections every other day and that seemed to clear it up. I was instructed to...

I don't know how old it is. I bought the tort from petsmart(I know, I know) but I've had her for a couple months

Here's a couple more pics. This torts shell doesn't reach the ground in the back but that could just be because it's still smallish

I recently bought a russian tortoise, I Believe it to me a female and was hoping to breed her when she grew up a little. She's just over 4.5inches SCL. What do you all think ? Female or male?

I was talking to my friend who owns and occasionally breeds leopard geckos and I asked her if she noticed an increase in the electricity bill while the eggs were in the incubator, and she shocked me when she replied "I don't you an incubator, I leave them in the room" Do any of you think that...

Standard light. He just passed a large amount of some orange, clear, slightly think "feces" or what ever this is (about a tablespoon or so ) [hr] It was very liquidy I forgot to mention [hr] He calmed down a lot after passing whatever that was. He stopped thrashing when the light are off

When I turn off the lights it gets scared and starts ramming the sides of his container and bites the air and ground. I think his nose might be clogged with some vomit he keeps running his nose on his arm and he only started doing this after he threw up earlier

I take them in for the winter but they are outside most of the year. I try not to use any fertilizer or pesticides because I know they eat the grass. I give them romaine lettuce, could that have been tainted ?

I have had my two Russians for 15 years. Last week one of them passed away very suddenly. Tortoise 1 wasn't very active the day before passing away, I didn't think much of it, it was a cooler day, kind of cloudy. The next day she was dead. A week later my other Russian started becoming inactive...

I thought that the new shell growth was dark, and changed color to gold as it was "bleached" by the sun

I needed to go to petsmart to get some turtle food for my RES, I usually get the kind with D3 as I forget to turn the UVB light on alot. But I couldnt go myself because of a recent surgery and cant drive, so I sent my mom she got this http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752340...

How big is a tortoises stomach compared to shell size? Sometimes the amount my little suclata can eat in a sitting astounds me ! I THINK ITS GOING TO EXPLODE !!

yes, I have a water dish in the enclosure Im so paranoid ever since I found out I was doing so many things wrong

So, Im back . . ., I know I know, I have SOO many questions !! Anyways, Im getting worried that my baby isn't staying hydrated. I soak everyday for 10-20 min, sometimes changing the water during soaking to keep the water warm. I used to see her drink, and I haven't for a while. She has also been...

Anyone . . . . She did It again so I stopped offering as much calcium to see if that would stop it

I was wondering Petsmart and looked at tortoise food to compare it to the Mazuri and on some they listed Ash in the analysis. http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11147188 http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752433 These are a few

What is it there for ? Is it a filler or does it aid in digestion ??

I have a question, she ( my tortoise) has be dropping a lot of urates when I soak her, She has done it probably like 4 times now. It seems like way too much to come out of such a little body ! I soak her everyday, most of the times 2 times a day, sometimes even 3. She drinks sometimes so I think...

Yes she spend about 4hr average in the sun, from about 10am - 2pm. Then I put her in a turtle pen that is under a tree, so shes shaded until like 4pm-5pm then I bring her back inside. I don't think she eats anything while shes out, I don't really have weeds, and shes so small that she cant rip...