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Hey everyone, 3 days ago, my tortoise suddenly stopped eating food on her own. I thought that maybe she wasn't hungry, however today, when I went to hand feed her some lettuce, it seemed like she was having troubles opening her mouth to eat. At first, she would maybe open her mouth a millimeter...

Hey everyone, Today, my tortoise Lexa pooped out quite a bit of hair (slightly long) that was stuck to her poop. I would like to know if this is normal or not? It's the first time I have seen this. I almost never take her out of her enclosure unless its for soaking so if it's not normal I'm not...

Hey everyone, My tortoise 'Lexa' has pretty much been indoors 100% of the time since I got her due to really bad weather conditions here in Kuwait (it can reach up to 122+ degrees Fahrenheit here :(). However, only in the next month or so the weather will be good enough for her to be outdoors...

Managed to snap this picture right before she noticed that I was there :D she's literally the cutest thing ever :<3:

Hey everyone, I know this sounds like a really silly question and all, but how exactly do you all hold your tortoises to carry them from an area to another. For example, when holding my tortoise flat on the palms of my hands, her sharp nails can really hurt as she tries to move. Also, I've read...

Hey everyone I was just wondering how do you guys deal with the tortoises pee and urates (the white stuff). Do you let the tortoise pee in the enclosure? If you do, do you clean it up afterwards or do you leave it to dry? And if you don't, how do you prevent the tortoise from peeing in the...

Hey everyone I just built a new indoor enclosure for my greek tortoise which is 2x4 feet long. I know it's not ideal but it's the largest my parents will allow me for now. It is however a much bigger then the previous enclosure which was 1x2 feet long. Anyways I was hoping if someone could...

http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/01/how-did-a-tortoise-survive-30-years-in-box/ Hello everyone, I know that this is a really old article but I don't think anyone has posted this here before. I just stumbled upon this article and was curious about your theories on how he lived? BTW...

Hello everyone, When my tortoise pee'd today, his urates were in very small pieces, and it looked like there was some mucus like substance holding them close (Looks like mucus floating in water, but pale white) and it made the whole soaking tub very shiny. There were sparkly pieces in the urine...

Hello everyone, For the past week, I noticed my greek tortoise use her front limb to wipe/scratch her eyes regularly. I know that coiled light bulbs can cause this but I don't use any. These are the two bulbs I use for light. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001FA07VQ/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20...

Hello everyone, My tortoise loves digging and burrowing (or thats what I think) and since I changed the substrate from aspen to reptibark (as suggested by you guys) my tortoise stopped for some reason. He still sleeps/naps in the corner but doesn't burrow. So I want to use another substrate and...

Hello everyone, Could someone tell me what sex my tortoise is and the approximate age. Also does it look like my tortoise is starting to pyramid? Thanks!

Hello everyone, I've been on the forums for quite a while but I never made a introduction for some reason, might as well make one now :D My name's Majd, I'm 15 years old and I live in Kuwait. I have the best greek tortoise in the world (well, in my opinion anyway). I took him away from a...

Hello everyone, I'm just wondering if humidity is important or not because till now I haven't done much to the tortoise table to keep humidity in as I can't think of ways to do it. Since I give my greek tortoise 1-2 soaks everyday and always soak his veggies in water before feeding him it to...

[Sorry if the thread is is the wrong area, I'm not sure where to post this] Hello everyone, Today while soaking my tortoise I realized that my tortoise has a chipped/peeled shell. I've never actually noticed it till now which is weird. He either had it before I got him or it just happened, but...

Hello everyone, My classmate recently, maybe a month ago, bought two tortoises from the flea market. The seller told him that they are both herman tortoises. However after two weeks one of the tortoises died. He is not sure why he died so when he asked me and sent me pictures of his tortoises...

Hello everyone, I found my spur thighed tortoise 1-2 weeks ago and in the first few days, he would use his hides in his enclosure and bask a few hours every day. But then suddenly, he started burrowing underneath the substrate right below the basking lamp and stays there most of the day and...

Hello everyone, When I found my greek spur thighed tortoise 1-2 weeks ago, he would ONLY eat romaine lettuce. Now, after abit of tricking and tough love, he will eat radish greens, rocket leaves, kale and romaine lettuce. However, I still don't think only eating this is healthy as there isn't a...

Hello everyone, Today before school I put some food in the food dish for my tortoise (med. spur thighed) and when I came back most of the food was gone and there was a clear liquid puddle, and I am positive that is it pee! I'm sure it's not water from his water bowl as it was untouched. I got...

Hello everyone, I'm gonna ship some supplies for my tortoise from the US next week and I want to buy cuttlebone for my tortoise. I'm not sure what brand is good. Also should I be getting the cuttlebone that are made for birds? Some sources say that it's not healthy and some say it's fine...