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I know this is a tortoise forum, but my mom found (what I think is) a turtle. A land turtle. Here are a few pictures. I'm thinking it's an Eastern Box Turtle, but I'm not sure. I live in North Carolina, USA. It has a hinged shell, five toes on the front, and four on the back. All clawed.

Okay so I feel like a bad owner. :( When I got Tom, his scutes were fine. Now I've had him for almost 3 months. His back scutes are curling upward. I feed him a mix of spring mix, kale, and romaine lettuce. he has had a strip uva/uvb light for 3 months. he has a heat lamp for 3 months, too, and...

Tom, my Russian Tortoise has been sleepy... a lot. I hardly see him eat. I even placed a strawberry right in front of him to get him excited about food, and he didn't go for it. I recently rearranged his enclosure so maybe he's stressed about the seemingly new environment? I'm soaking him now...

So my Russian Tortoise, Tom, has puffy white eyes. His right eye is worse than his left. I did a LITTLE research, and I found out it could be either him being dehydrated or a lack of Vitamin A. I've been feeding him Romaine Lettuce and Mustard Greens, then ran out. Now I feed him Romaine Lettuce...

Okay so I have a Russian Tortoise (Tom) and I have run out of the fresh greens. He has no timothy hay atm, but I do have the T-Rex Dry Formula "complete and balanced nutrition for all tortoises." Is it better to leave the food dish empty (I don't know when I'll get more food) or to feed him...

So far I only have half of it done: the humid half. I have just set up the mist lamp, so that might change. Right now it's tilted so the mist pours into the enclosure. There's no lid. I also have a terra cotta planter pot thing with water in it, and damp coconut fiber substrate. The humidity...

I'm concerned about my tortie, Tom, who has a white-ish spot on his shell. I would like pictures of actual shell rot, unhealthy flaking and healthy shedding. I googled them, but I can't get a clear distinction because there are so many pictures. Here are a few pics of Tom's shell: I'm worried...

So I got Tom, my Russian Tortoise about a month ago. It was a bit of a surprise, even though I asked for one. I didn't know hardly anything about them. I did research, but a lot of the information is confusing. You guys are the experts, so here are my questions, situations, and experiences with...