I've had my sully Blastoise for almost two months now and he is doing great! His new growth looks beautiful and smooth, he's grown a half inch and lost his egg tooth. His personality is so funny. He's a stubborn little turd and I am sure that when he is bigger, he will be all sorts of problems...
Actually, two questions. First off, how long do I have to worry about my baby just failing to thrive? I'm constantly worried that one day I will wake up to a suddenly sick animal past the point of no return..
But also, I am wondering about his shell pattern. He has very dark markings in the...
I have had my tortoise for a two weeks now and I just noticed when I picked him up that the back of his shell is either soft or flexible. It is the small part right under the last scute that flares out over his tail. Normal or not?? He is just over two inches long, and the rest of his shell...
My baby sulcata tortoise arrived this morning. I was so nervous about what condition he would be in and I am happy to say that right now he is doing very well! He arrived in a plain brown box, no "live animal" or even "this side up" When the delivery man stepped out of the van he gave the box a...
Hi there, I almost a tortoise mom. For the past few months my fiance and I have been discussing getting a tortoise. We had narrowed it down to a leopard or a sulcata tortoise. In the last month we decided a sulcata was the right choice for us. We have plenty of room for tortoise growth and we...