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Hey guys! I have my three little desert tortoises up for adoption. I'm not totally sure about ages, but I think the two littlest ones are around two and a half years old and fit snugly in my hand. The third is maybe seven years old and about six inches long. They all have been raised outdoors in...

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/for/4716148923.html I was just browsing the torts in craigslist and found a greek for $40! I don't want one but anyone who does... thats a terrific price, and the tort is super smooth-even tho his living conditions do seem to be lacking.

Hi. sad story. My baby leopard tortoise had been living very actively and eating well etc. for almost a year in my care. One day I noticed that it looked as if he was having trouble breathing. Upon closer inspection, his mouth looked to be full of water and bubbles, and his eyes were glossy like...

Hello! I'm redoing my outdoor DT enclosure. I currently have it divided into two pieces, one for 3 1 1/2 year old 3" DTs, and the other for one 5-6 year old 5" DT. Can I take out the divider and let them live together? They have not reached maturity yet but I don't know if they will fight or...

Hello! I'm improving my outdoor desert enclosure and would like suggestions on types of grass to plant that the torts will like. Bermuda is out of the question because my family is allergic to it… The grass needs to withstand HOT conditions. Tiff? Thank you!

Hey there! I'm planning on redoing my outdoor enclosure for my SDTs and would like to put in a big water dish almost a pool for them. I have been using the terra cotta pot saucers but it seems like the water dries out of those much faster than it should… and I lust want something bigger. I saw a...

Hey guys! I just thought I would update you on my new tortoise Hercules (and my other torts). I recently built a new outdoor enclosure for my four 1-2 year old Sonoran deserts and another section for my 6 month leo, hercules! They have been happily munching on the testudo mix I planted from...

hello, are rose leaves all right for tortoises to eat? I know that the petals of the flowers are. What about the thorns? Thanks!

Hello. It's poring rain here in Phoenix AZ right now and has been for the past 24ish hours... the modifications I made to Ragnarok's burrow were not exactly waterproof... I found him (her?) out of his burrow in a corner, covered in mud, soaking wet, and freezing. I brought him inside, gave him a...

Where do I get sphagnum peat moss? I want to put it around the enclosure and in the hide but I don't know where to get it... online? What online store? Thanks! :cool: [hr] I was just doing some research and found some things: http://www.tortoisesupply.com/spagmoss-100g-size/ is this good stuff?

I'm getting a baby leo!!!! Awhile back I thought that I was getting a baby leo so I made this really nice enclosure http://tortoiseforum.org/thread-72793.html but that fell through, so around 6 months later hear I am and I'm getting a band new baby leo!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Any advice from any leo...

hello I bought 25 pound bag of mazuri and I am not going to use it all so I am willing to sell about half of it. you can buy a five pound bag for 15$, a 3 pound bag for 10$, or a one pound bag for 4$. it's fresh and vacuum sealed. Shipping is around 12$ for each of the 1,3, or 5 pound bags, I...

Hello! I'm going to be getting a baby leopard very soon so I made this chamber style enclosure out of two 25 gallon rubber-made storage bins. I screwed them together and then sealed all of it with hot melt glue so no water can get through. Some of the picture are of my dads LAZER :D :P cutting...

Hello. I found this deal http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-72472.html and couldn't pass it up, so I think I'm getting a leopard on friday:D:D:D I'm use to SDTs so a more forest type species will be knew to me. I'm probably going to keep him/her in a setup sort of like this one...

I feed my tortoises dandelion greens every day, and they love it, but I was wondering, how healthy are they? Are they more or less healthy than other foods, like clovers, other weeds, mazuri and grasses? just wondering.

Hello! I'm looking into getting a new tortoises! I was thinking russian just because they are so easy to take care of and are pretty cheap. Although, I love the looks of leopards, and I'd love to try a tropical species! I sort of mentally said no, because of the price (I'm 13) But I just found...

I just broke a piece of flagstone into a big square so my four SDTs could have a better place to eat. So I figured I'd try it out!

http://www.arizonatortoisecompound.com/Tortoise-Grazing-Seed-Mix.html Thanks:D :tort::tort::tort::tort::tort: SDT:D

I need someone in the Phoenix AZ aria to watch 4 baby SDTs for 8 days starting the 24 Well the subject said it: I'm going to disney world with my family the 25 for a week and need someone to watch 4 baby SDTs while I'm gone. my main concern is them flipping over... so preferably someone who can...

OK, at least once a day someone on TFO posts: "Help is my tort sick? He is very lethargic, Stays in his hide, won't eat much, and has a runny nose!" You are probably reading this because your tort is displaying one or more of these classic symptoms of pretty much, no more than a cold...