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Any advise on calcium powder? My tort has his crack on his stomach and I was told sprinkling it on his food twice a week can help heal his crack some? Idk how much calcium he gets normally because all I feed him is his romaine, and kale lettuce with occasionally some cherry tomatoes. He's a...

I would like to mate my male tortoise but have never done it and no idea where to start. Any advise? [hr] I meant male not make. Haha

Tortoise in the summer seemed to get aggressive and would ram into my feet. He would chase me around and deliberately ram into my feet. Sometimes he would even try to bite my feet. I don't recall him doing it during any other season and this was the first time he'd ever done it sense I got him...

So I've learned that makes living together is no bueno. But can male and female live together? Is that how you mate them? Or are they only together to mate then separated? What kind of home do they need in order to mate properly?...

Is it safe to soak my Greek tortoise if he's got a crack in process of healing on his stomach? And how would I keep his crack protected if it's under him like that?.... [hr] I also noticed he doesn't really like to soak. He's always trying to crawl out of his bath. The water isn't covering his...

Lately I've been turning off my tortoises heat lamp at night. The cage is open at the top and I keep my room around 65 to 70 degrees. And the heat lamp keeps the cage about 85 to 90 degrees. Is it safe to turn off the heat lamp at night or no? I'm not sure what the temp of the cage should be at...

Hello, I have a Russian tortoise I've owned him for about 5 years now. Towards the beginning when I got him I was feeding him ice burg lettuce (dummy me) I didn't know it had no nutrition. Well over about two months I realized he had what looked like a crack on the stomach of his shell. I took...