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I am looking for information on the anatomy and physiology of scutes, more detailed than diagrams naming them. I'm really curious about the different layers, how they grow, what they are made of, the cell types, where the growth plates start, there relationship to other structures like hair or...

Took my red-footed friend to the vet today. It was a freebie from Jack's Pet where I bought him from, except for the deworming and the meds. I was very happy with the quality of the service as I have a lot of experience with vets for exotics from my parrot rescue days. Well my little one did...

Hi all! Waiting for the vet app't tomorrow for my new red-footed. I wanted to post a few pictures and ask about the black line down the center of his (I think he is a he?) plastron. I don't know if it is stained from the bedding or a sign of something bad. Anyone want to weigh in? I finally...

Hello! I am in Ohio, (USA) and the summers here have what I think are a few good months for outdoor living for tortoises. I do have one big concern though, raccoons! Anyone have any experience with outdoor enclosures to protect tortoises? I know when I lived in NY the raccoons would break...

Hello! I have a new red-footed tortoise. He appears to have a crease or crack on his first vertebral scute. (See picture) any ideas what or why? He has been kinda sluggish and I have been working hard at taking good care of him. He is in a 30x13 inch tank for now. His substrate is an inch of...

Hello! My name is Erica and I live in Ohio. I purchased my first tortoise a few days ago from a pet store. I'm pretty sure he is a male and a red-footed. I do have some concerns about him and have made a vet appointment but will post about that under another thread. In the meantime, here he...