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Hi Friends, I have been learning about Burmese Stars for over a year now. I think I may be ready to take the leap! Who is the best breeder? Can you guys give me a general price range to expect? I'm hoping to find a very healthy and outgoing hatchling or well started baby who is very...

Hi Freinds, I have administered Panacur to my torts and am now cleaning out the enclosures. Do I need to throw away the hides and the live plants? Can pinworm eggs survive for long outside the host? How meticulous do I need to be? I'm throwing away all the substrate and will keep them on...

Hi Friends. My juvenile Ibera was recently constipated and ill. He's better now, but fecal showed pinworms (greater than 30/hpf). I know treatment is advocated by some and considered unnecessary by some. I'm still weighing the options. If anyone has some experience, can you tell me the...

Does anyone have any tips on giving flagyl to a tiny tort? He's not eating, so mixing in his food doesn't work. I can't open his mouth to put a syringe in. He won't try to bite or even open his mouth at all. He's tiny, and I don't want to injure him. Thank you in advance!

Can someone please give some insight-- My vet has prescribed metronidazole for my baby Ibera tortoise. He's tiny-- only 60 grams and his appetite is nothing these days. If I put it in food, he would not eat it. I don't know how to open his tiny mouth to administer the drug. Thank you for any...

Guys, please help if you can! My beloved Zeus is a 1 year old Ibera Testudo. Has been straining and lifting his hind legs for 2 hours. Had a small BM in his soak 30 min ago. Passed this sac-like tissue just now. It looks very much like intestinal mucosa. Looks like a mushroom from the...

Hi Friends, I've moved the babies into their new home. It's 8 x 3 x 2 ft. Substrate is coco coir. Lights are 12%uvb fluorescents in back and double 6400 t5 ho bulbs in front. Plants are mix of real and plastic/silks. Torts are almost 1 year old ibera. There are 3. 2 of the torts are...

Can anyone advise me what is too much humidity? I've got a new closed chamber, and humidity has never been so easy to maintain. Now I wonder if it's getting too high. Are readings of 90% humidity dangerous? I have baby/juvenile testudo. Thank you for any help!

Hi! I've been looking for healthy tort foods for my little ones. Will pay for organic, pesticide free leaves! Thank you!

Those of you who have dealt with MBD, how soon can healing/reversal happen? I would assume strengthening a soft shell could take weeks? Months? I also have a case of BMD in a baby Ibera. Her plastron has gone from being firm to feeling like paper. She/he stopped eating completely for 2 days...

Do any of you wonderful folks know if I can feed my Testudo babies this wildflower? Thanks so much!

Hi Friends, Does anyone know of a herp specialist in/near Pittsburgh? I've checked all of the lists, and haven't found anyone that I feel great about. I've taken my torts for routine checks to a general vet, but she doesn't seem to know as much as I'd like. Would love any references. Thanks...

Hi! I'm looking for a very healthy baby ibera Greek to join my loving family. Split scutes would be a super bonus. I know there are some great breeders, but can't recall who has Ibera. Thanks so much.

Hi Tort Advisors and Friends, I've been working on my closed chamber enclosure which is being made by Animal Plastics. Dimensions are 8ft length, 3ft width, 2ft height. I've been following Mark and Tom's recommendations and have sent the fluorescent UVB and HO T5 bulbs and fixtures to be...

Hi Friends! Can you help me identify what's happened to Zeus's little legs? Is this normal shedding, or is there a problem? He is on pure coco coir, sterilized and cooled prior to use. His temps are perfect (took forever to get them right). Humidity is 60-75 daytime and 80-90% night. This...

Hi! I have never seen my Greeks drink! And they almost never release urates either. My Hermanns do both daily. I soak all of them daily and have fresh water in a 2 shallow containers in their enclosures. Is this just a species thing? My Greeks are so laid back, they just sleep and enjoy...

Can you guys help me design a lighting scheme for an 8 foot long enclosure? I was thinking MVB bulbs at each end for 2 different basking spots, and fluorescents to light the rest. But measurements don't work out cleanly. The tubes need to be under 48," and not cross the center. This is...

After months of looking and learning, I have decided to go with an Animal Plastics T70. This is the largest they make-- 8 x 3 feet. I was concerned about the front only doors, so Ali was able to customize top hinge doors as well. I asked for built in MVB fixtures at each end and built in...

Hi! Sorry for that gross title. Was hoping to get your advice on an issue I'm trying to figure out. Two of my babies-- Testudo-- 6 months old-- routinely get runny stools after I feed them opunta. The change happens within a day. It often lasts for 3-4 days. It always clears up. The...

For those of you with more than one tortoise in your family-- In your experience, is there a good number of torts (assuming all female for now) that do well together? I know two together is bad. Is there a good number, three? four? What's the magic number for peace and harmony? Space, food...