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Hello everyone! Been a couple years, a couple kids, and a few moves since I’ve been active on the forum, but we and our tortoises have made it to the promised land and we’re all set up and settled in and I’ve fallen back in the habit of perusing Craigslist for rescue opportunities. Most of...

Hello everyone. I live in Riverside, Ca and I raise sulcatas. The warmer than usual weather here has been pretty kind to them and I haven't had a need to provide housing aside from the burrows they've carved out behind the garage. That is, until recently. The change in night time weather coupled...

Introducing Garrett, the rescued Russian tortoise. I found Garrett in an ad on Craigslist advertising a Russian tortoise with his cage and accessories for dirt cheap, which was a red flag for a sick tortoise. In my experience, when someone has taken proper care of an animal and invested time...

Hi all. Looking at taking in a new Russian tortoise. Here is a picture: My question concerns it's shell. Does that yellow line around it look normal? Or is it indicative of some kind of ailment? At first I thought it was glue! I'm relatively familiar with Russian tortoises, but have never...

Hi everyone. I've been researching the best UVB to get and I was surprised to come across some info on the forums stating that certain styles of bulbs can burn the :tort:'s eyes. Does anyone have direct experience and info about this? I've heard a lot of differing accounts. What is the best...

Salutations all. Can anyone inform me about "weed seeds" and where to get them? I've seen it mentioned a couple times as though you can purchase seeds and grown weeds to feed your tortoise needs. Yes, that was on purpose. Thank you. Is there a certain brand that I can get or certain seeds...

Hello fellow tortoisers. Meet Humpty Dumpty. Humpty is a +/- 13yo male(?) 25lb sulcata that we recently rescued. As far as I can tell, this is his history. Humpty (previously Franklin), belonged to Family A since purchased as a hatchling. Family A was less than knowledgeable about proper...

Hi everyone! My name is Josh and I'm new to the forum. I live in Riverside, CA. I've been around tortoises all my life. My mom raised, rescued, rehabilitated, and bred tortoises and was an active member of the CTTC (California Turtle and Tortoise Club), so I've always been around...

Hello everyone! I've got some questions for the experts. I've been around sulcatas for most of my life, and currently have four, one adult, one sub adult, and two year-olds. I take them out daily into the front yard to mow my grass and I soak and spray them when it's sunny and hot. The other day...