Hey guys I'm Alec. I was a very active member back in 2012 but I forgot about the site due to high school baseball. I currently have a rescued adult male Russian tort and an adult female Russian tort. My baby Roxy passes away and I sold Sheldon. I still have Oreo, my last sulcata. I am going to...
Hi TFO, I haven't been on the site for a while due to the fact that baseball, homework, and other things take up my time. I just want to re introduce myself before I went back on the forum.
Ok everyone, I am starting this thread because I want to know what reptile is the smartest and knows his/her owner best. What reptile is smartest? I really want to know!!!!
Ok so I bought a pallet of bricks and I am starting to build my russain tortoises enclosure. It is almost eight feet long and 3 feet wide. The problem is that near my house, there are many red tailed hawks. Actually the other day I saw a mouse running across the street. And right before my eyes...
I am building an outside enclosure for my russain tortoise. I am using chicken wire for the walls but I started thinking, "Is this wire really strong enough?" So that's my question. Is chicken wire strong enough to hold a steppe (russain) tortoise in and keep critters out? Please help so I can...
I bought my tortoises 2 cuttle bones a piece. The only problem is, they wont eat them. They look at it and walk away. Is getting cuttle bones a waste of money, is there any particular way they like it?
Hey guys, I was wondering if Petsmart lies about their tortoises being checked by vets. I have always seen torts in terrible conditions. Also, if the torts were checked by vets, why wouldn't they cure the parasites and sick torts. It sounds to me like petsmart is one big lie.
My tortoise Roxy has been digging again lately and she has gotten pretty far. Her burrow is pretty big. Here are some pics!!!!!
Share some stories of your tortoises' burrows.
Roxy is coming out of her burrow proudly when she hears me
Here is the entrance!
Here is the burrow...
I need help with building an outdoor enclosure for my russain tortoise. Can you guys post some helpful tips. It would really help if you guys could post real plans!!!! Should I make it out of wood or bricks. Which is cheaper and easier to build but still is very nice. Pleeeeeease help.
My russain tortoise is 4.75". He lives in a 4'×3' enclosure. If I moved it outside, would it be the same as actually building him an outdoor enclosure on real soil like I did with my other torts. I know this could be in either Debatable Topics or Enclosures but I didn't know so sorry if I got...
I was thinking about this today and I'm sure some of you guy's out there are too, we have so many great TFO members on this site. Thanks to all of you guys out there, my knowledge on torts has skyrocketed since I have been a member on here. I think its about time that we thank not only Josh but...
I am getting 2 female russain tortoises in September and I want to breed them. I have a large pen indoors (4'x3') with 2 hides, a big rock, and a mix of 75% coco coir and 25% mix of organic top soil. I also have a kiddie pool filled will 100% organic top soil. It has a couple plants and 2 large...
Hello TFO, I need help with my russain tortoises age and subspecies. I am planning to start a breeding colony this September and want the babies to be true to one subspecies. Can you help please. (Wanting to know the age just came to mind but if you can tell me that would be great :D). Here are...
Hey my friend emailed me for some info because he wants to get a sulcata. He is moving to a bigger house in about 5 years. What is the growth rate of a sulcatas tortoise.
Ok so I couldn't find Roxy today when I went out to check on my sulcatas. I heard constant scraping noise and went to go explore. I found Roxy digging a hole that was a half foot deep and a foot long. It was pretty big. Knowing that Roxy isn't even fully grown yet digging a hole that big in a...
Hello I am looking to adopt a russain tortoise. If your in the southern California area I would be happy to pick it up. If you are further I would pay for shipping. Thanks:D
Hello TFO, I was wondering if my tortoise Sheldon is chipping his shell or if its rotting. He has a bunch of white marks on his shell. When I got him a year ago he had all of these marks, I just never really payed any attention to it before. I just want to know what they are out of curiosity...
Ok so I'm at a family reunion in Oklahoma for two weeks. And yesterday I went to go to the mall with my family. Me and my grandpa went into the petsmart in the mall looking around. I found the reptile section and my heart instantly dropped. There were 4 tortoises in a 15 gallon tank!!!! And...
Hello TFO, I need helpsexing my russain tortoise. I am 59 percent sure he is a guy but Shelldon might turn into Shellby :D. Here are some pics of him/her.
Please Help Me Please!!!!!!!!!