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Hi All, I need a bit of advice... I think my Marginated Alfie has a bit of pyramiding, I will attach photos below... He had a bit of pyramiding when I first bought him last year. I was advised on this site to put him in an enclosed 'tank' which I did but he had to come out because he was...

I went to check on Alfie before bed, and he was just sat there with a little pile of dirt on his head. Someone has been digging! Little cutie :tort::)

hello! I've used this forum for a few weeks now, but today I have bought a new tortoise after the passing of my first baby tort.... My new tort is called Alfie, s/he is a 1 year old Marginated tortoise. He's a really cheeky litte tort, I've only had him a day and settled in so well! He's eaten a...

hi everyone, as per advise found on this site, I've changed my substrate to damp coconut coir ready for a new arrival.. However.... It is cold to touch everywhere other than under the basking lamp, is this right??

I now realise that the wood chips I have been using as substrate are no good, i have ordered coconut coir from Amazon and it will be arriving in the next few days, I just don't really know what do do with it..... How wet does it have to be? How deep? How often should I moisten it? My little...

im still fairly new to this and I need help with a few things.... I've had Tort for a few months and she's always had a bit of a 'bendy' plastron and I'm trying my best to up her calcium but she just won't eat food when I put calcium powder on it! Her behaviour has changed lately too, she's very...

Hi there, I'm new to this and this is my first post! I'm a bit concerned about my little tort, I've had Tort around two/three months, s/he is a horsefield and was told by the seller that it is one year old. I've done everything I should, I give her a bath every day, dry her property before I...