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When I posted a pic of my juvie ornate Mildred it was mentioned to me her beak needed to be trimmed. Mildred is very active and not fond of being messed with-lol. I thought she could probably do with a check up, so I called one of the vets on the list here in San Antonio as he is literally...

So I have not been on here in some time-life has been somewhat crazy and tragic lately, but I wanted to show off some new "baby" pictures and get back in the groove of Tortoise Love!! I have three tortoises: Mildred Pierce, (ornate Boxie) Jerry Lee, (redfoot) and Bob Marley (Texas Tortoise). I...

I have a juvie Ornate Boxie that is indoors due to size (she is out all day on weekends). My question is: can I just put some live worms/bugs directly in her enclosure for her to eat rather than pulling her out and feeding her seperately? I think it would keep her occupied and I would know if...

My little ornate, Mildred, is inside for the winter-she is only a year or so old, so come spring she will get to go outside with the big kids :) my question is this: I noticed she is burrowed herself under her log and doesnt seem to be coming out much. She is my "water baby" and loves to...

I have been using real plants in my tortoise enclosures for months now. My ornate, Mildred, tears them up and kills them almost immediatly. My Redfoot seems to not care one way or another. I have noticed I am being plagued by gnats and other little bugs...is it bad to switch to fake plants? I am...

So yesterday I picked up Jerry Lee just to inspect him, and noticed he had tinnnnny tinnnny little white bugs crawling around on his shell :( What is this??? Mites? Lice? Its not in my Ornate's enclosure or my TT's enclosure-just my RF. HELP!!!

Had to post a pic since we finally named our new boy Bob. (My hubby and I are big Bob Marley fans). He LOVES to soak...and poop! LOL

Does anyone put anything specifically in your boxie enclosures that keep them occupied? Mildred is now in a combined two 54 gallon rubbermaids so has ample space, but seems to bore quickly and climbs on top of her plant, the log-she lately seems as if she is trying to find a way out? She loves...

Okay so I will be keeping our newly adopted boy inside this winter (he is going out on sunny days all day then inside at night right now). His temp enclosure indoors is a wading pool-and he has escaped it twice now. I was thinking about using the actual floor itself for his enclosure, including...

Hello All-we are finishing up the outdoor enclosure for our newly adopted Texas Tort. I know I will need a secure house and some leaf litter-can anyone please advise what all else I would need to stock the enclosure with to make sure she has a safe hibernation? Also, if she has a scute missing...

Hello Everyone. I have taken in a tortoise I have now had indentified. I was told it was okay to follow the Desert or Sulcata care sheets. With that being said, can anyone share their enclosures with me that are outdoors and geared to these specific tortoises? Yvonne was very helpful in pointing...

I thought Sulcata but wasnt sure-and nobody in that forum has answered me yet...anyone have any idea of what kind of tortoise this is?? Thanks everyone!!!!

I have made arrangements to take a Sulcata today from a woman who found it walking down the road in front of her daughter's elementary school . I believe it to be a Sulcata, and she said her ex raises them in CA and she believes it looks like one but it does NOT have the raised bumps on its...

I would like to adopt/purchase a juvie ornate so my little Millie can have a real playmate instead of her ceramic turtle. I live in San Antonio so I could meet or if you can ship that would be great too. :)

I had Mildred in a 54 gallon Rubbermaid tub indoors..(she is still too small IMO to be outside all the time but she does have a 'weekend playpen). this weekend I got my hubby to hook another 54 gallon to it and viola! A extra large enclosure for my little princess. I have attached pics and would...

So Mildred has a ceramic turtle in her enclosure (its the decorative kind for potted plants). I put it in there because it looked cute. I noticed it was missing a few weeks back-I didnt think anything of it since I clean the enclosure and quite frankly, Mildred is a little piglet and stomps and...

I am on the learning curve of caring for my RF, Jerry Lee. I have a question-is a tortoise table okay as long as there is a humid hide available? Example: the table has ecco earth and repti bark for substrate-Powersun 100 watt mvb-the humid hide is a 5 gallon rubbermaid container with top that...

So I intially had Mildred in a very large guinea pig cage but the humidity was non existant. I moved her into this 54 gallon Rubbermaid and wow what a difference! The substrate is a mixture of ecco earth and organic topsoil-I put reptibark and little stones around her water, hoping to detour...

So I have a dumb question...:D My boxie is in an enclosure with topsoil and ecco earth. Up until now, I removed her from the enclosure to another to eat mealworms so they arent dirty (yes you can laugh now-my hubby does). Can I (or should I) just dump the worms in the enclosure and let her dig...

I am not ashamed to beg for help for my Redfoot. I have nursed him thru a URI, he showed improvement, and now he is acting a bit "off". I noticed smack dab in the middle of his under shell he has a soft spot-I am assuming he is rather young as he is about 3 inches long. Being a Ornate Boxie...