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Hey Tom, Thanks for the warm welcome, I appreciate it! You aren't being condescending. I just think that the information we are getting is conflicting.. How is a desert tortoise suppose to thrive in a humid environment? We (my wife and I) soak her three times/week in addition to misting and...

I think in order to accommodate the suggestions everyone is making we may create a shallow ladder and add a second toy box so she has more room to explore. As far as the open world mentality goes, she seems to forget what is outside her box really quickly. I have a theory: I think the extremely...

You can see in the first pic her shell has some damage. Not sure where this came from, but she had it when we got her. Does she look okay?

You may be right. We have "tortoise proofed" most of our living quarters but accidents happen. Here's some pics of her:

I will definitely check into the bulb thing. We bought a longer more bright bulb and it needs to be installed. Regarding the free roaming bit, I am not sure that I agree with the temperature part. Don't most tortoises experience temperatures in the 60's during the evenings? That's what we are...

Hey everyone! This is my first post. New to the tortoise forum and really excited to continue to learn! A little bit of background information: my wife and I recently rescued little Keeko. She was brought back from an owner with good intentions but bad practice. Unfortunately she was fed every...