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I have come to the unfortunate decision to rehome all of my animals. I have two russian tortoises, they are a male female pair, unrelated, and have always been housed together. They are both healthy and active. I am asking $175 obo for the pair. I am located in southern Wi, However I currently...

So, I have newly acquired two Russian tortoises, one male, one female. The previous owner purchased them from a petco I beleive and has housed them together ever since. My dilemma- the male is happily exploring his new surroundings and munching away at all the delicious food... The female is...

This is Ducky, my newest rescue. She was dropped off at a local pet shop with the worse over grown beak and nails I have ever seen. The pet shop trimmed them up and put her up for sale at an outrageous price of 200! She was in a 15 gallon tank, with a UV light, a bowl of water, and loose...

I am planning my next indoor enclosure set up. It will be 7' tall 5' long, and 2' deep. This will hold three separate enclosures. My question is this, will a 5x2 enclosure be efficient for two adult three toed box turtles. Or just one?

Setting up a planted terrerium for my two bodies. Can anyone share what plants are safe?

Hello, I recently became a new owner of a three toed box turtle. He was kept in a small dry environment and was fed nothing but spring mix salad for about a year, he was also given NO UVB lighting. I was hoping I had reached him with enough time to boost him in the right direction, however over...

How many crickets are too many crickets? I have an older three toed that I recently got. The previous owner thought it was a Russian tortoise and had been feeding it spring mix salads for the past year at least. She had gotten it from a guy off craigslist who also thought it was a tortoise. So...

i use 100% coco coir as my substrate. It's brand new. Been in the enclosure for two weeks.... And now I have little plants sprouting up everywhere! Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone know what they are? Could this be a problem for my turtles? Or lizards for that matter!

Hello again. I have recently acquired a small eastern box turtle. He is very young, under the 4" sell limit, and he has some spots on his underside I would like reviewed just to make myself feel better. He was on some pretty rough substrate with no concern for humidity. He had a plastic try for...

having trouble sexing my three toed. Can anyone help me?

i live in Wisconsin where it can get cold and the weather can turn ugly really quick! I have an indoor enclosure that measures 8ft tall x 8 ft wide X 3 ft deep. It houses an iguana, a Chinese water dragon, and two three toed box turtles. Now, before anyone decides they want to go all psycho on...

So, I'm new to this. And while I've done my researchi don't want to make all the newbie mistakes. Especaially since I have a rescue three toed. Any advice?

Okay so this is kind of about tortoises kind of not but I was hoping I could get some help. I was recently given a three toed box turtle. He is a male and he is full grown although she had no clue how old he was. The lady that gave me him was completely clues less when it came to the turtle! She...