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I am continuing to work on my outdoor enclosure plan. I curious what people are using to seal the bottom of large enclosures. A 12x12 paver is about 1.20 here which could get rather pricey but as I'm not in a hurry they can be bought over time to lessen the blow on our wallet if they are the...

We have a nice L shaped area that is hard to mow and I think would make a nice tortoise area. One area would be ~2 1/2-3 ft wide by 8ft long and the other part is ~4ft wide by 6ft long. Like many of the enclosures pictured it would be too big to put a lid on. Is that too big? Should I be looking...

One of the reasons I was so excited about the zoo trip is that I've not interacted directly with a tort before. Well I went to a pet store yesterday. Yes never a good idea. Anyway there was a tortoise in one of their tanks. It saw me look at it and came running over to the side so happy to have...

I took one of our dogs to the vet today. Poor dear dislocated her hip during some rough play with the other dogs. Anyway he is also our reptile vet & works for the zoo so I asked him about keeping tortoises. He suggested I come to the zoo & talk with their tortoise keepers about care & which...

Does anyone have a link for to a care sheet for soft shell turtles?

Looking at the care sheets and searching the site has lead me to feel like a russian will be the best tortoise for us to work toward getting right now. Maybe a sulcata later if one becomes available as an adoption situation in our area sometime next year. Now to really plunge into preparations

A large amount of the recommended foods grow wild on our land or are easy enough to grow. What do you feed over the winter months? What are your estimated monthly food cost?

I had to practice restraint this week. An adorable pair of hermanns became available in our area for an amazing price. Since I just began researching and had planned to take a full year to prepare, I had to pass on the opportunity. Sigh. They were so cute

Hello Everyone, I am a homeschooling mother of three kids(18,13 & 10) and I run a small ferret rescue in rural Central Alabama. We are considering getting a tortoise. Right now I'm in the process of researching. I want to make sure we can provide the proper care for a tortoise and which...