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Turk decided to scale his new potted fern today. Guess he needed to get up on top to give it a proper trampling. All plants must be trampled!!

Weekly treat and just a good pic of Turk.

Hi folks- I've got some concerns that my Bells HB may be having some breathing issues. His head kind of bobs all the time and he seems to breath heavier every time he moves anywhere. He also gapes his mouth wide for several seconds at a time periodically. Tiny bit of moisture around the...

Turk doing what he does best.

1. Bowel movements: how often is normal? Turk has had 2 Since we got him about 3.5 weeks ago. They've been huge though and only during a soak. 2. Breathing: not panting, but audible, like he's whistling through his nose. Not always, but often. 3. After scarfing down a pile of worms...

Just finished my hingeback's new table. It's a 4x4 table with a plexiglas 1/2 lid. I'm using cypress mulch for substrate plus sphagnum moss in the hide. I've got coco coir on order as well as a CHE to replace the red light of doom. The pond is a repurposed paint tray (never used) with a...

I folks. Im Putting the finishing touches on my first tort table. I need to protect the wood from humidity. Is there any safety reasons to not use polyurethane? What have people used sucessfully?

Hello all- I'm in the process of building a larger table for an adult Bells Hingeback I recently adopted. He's currently in a 40 gal terrarium which is too small to my mind. I've got him on a substrate of cypress mulch with sphagnum moss in his hide. Any thoughts on the suitability of this...

Good evening folks. My family recently adopted a Hingeback tortoise that was in need of a home. Im comfortable caring For animals in general but I'm new to the tortoise world and am doing my best make sure the guy is well cared for. I'm hoping to gain some good insight and tips for care here...