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Hi, my sulcata tortoises are 4 years old, big and growing and eating well. In summer they eat gras and weeds, sometime lettuce. They also eat hay when no fresh greens are available in their enclosure. My question is: How long can I feed my tortoises hay when they have fresh water to drink ...

Hello friends, this is one of my aldabra tortoises. I named her "Moyenne". He or she is 2,5 years old, well eating and well growing. Still a little bit shy but we work on that. Would please everyone tell me if Moyenne is a he or a she or too young to say ? Tomorrow I take pics of my other...

Hello, I want to share with you a bad experience with UVB & UVA light and tortoises eyes. I bought 2 new Arcadia D3 bulbs ( no coil bulbs ) to give my tortoises enough UVB. Unfortunately I have no UV meter yet but it is on my list to buy next. I have to explain that my tortoises are young and...

Hi, here are some pics of my 4 years old Hermann`s tortoises. For all who love pics of butts: Here are a double cute butt pic.;) On the left side is the female, on the right side the male tort to see: The torts are resting on the upper level of their enclosure. They love to climb, so I...

Hi friends, I have a questions concerning my 3 years old sulcata tortoises. Because they are big they are living in my heated stable. I have a security camera installed in the stable for the torts. Last night I watched two mice eating the lettuce of the torts and playing in the enclosure. I...

....... because I found this on a German craig list. An Aldabra tortoise on rabbit pellets, looking very dry and much to light for her age. Poor, poor little tortoise. My little ones ( Ma & Mo ) weighted 320 gr after I kept them for 2 months in my care ! And the seller wants too much money for...

Hi, here are some pictures of the enclosure of my 3 year old Hermann`s tortoises and the residents.:) They are the most active torts I keep ( I keep young sulcatas, young aldabras and young redfoot tortoises too ). All day long these little Greeks climb up and down on their second floor. Only...

Hi friends, my sullies ( 3 years old ) are living inside because it is too cold at present for being outside but they enjoy the first fresh grass that is growing. Other people pick grass for their bunnies or guinea pigs. I am picking gras for my torts ! I hope you enjoy the pictures and...

Since last summer I am feeding two stray cats beside a parking lot of a supermarket in my hometown. I saw them there for the first time in summer 2018. The two cats were thin and looking unhealthy. That`s why I started feeding them. Now they are looking much more better and they are waiting...

Happy Birthday Todd ! Have a nice day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I leave you to find out for yourselves who is the ugly and who the beast .....:D:D:D That`s me with my "Leo", a 2,5 year old Sulcata. He weights actually 9 Kilo = 19,8 lbs. Enjoy the pics of me and my beast....:eek::D:D:D

Hello, I want to introduce you to my new young ( 8 months old ) Greece dog. Her name is "Erna". An old German name but it was not me that gave her the name.:) She was found with her sister near a deadly street with high traffic in Greece in the region of Katerini. The lady who found the lonely...

My sulcata tortoises are 2,5 years old and well grown. Their appetite increases from day to day. I think it is the right time to introduce them in eating hay. They are not amused at all with my idea, but because I am a "bad" mommy I mix their lettuce with smooth timothy hay. When they take a...

My 4 well growing Sulcata tortoises are 2,5 years old. It is their last winter in the indoor enclosure in my living room. They are really getting too big and will need more space to live ! Here are some pics and a video of the fast growing torts. Here is one part of their indoor enclosure...

When Aldabra tortoises are kept in captivity it is important to ensure that these tortoises have enough intake of iodine with their food or water. Why ? These tortoises live on islands midst the ocean. Ocean water always contains traces of iodine. Iodine is important and nesessary for the...

When Galapagos tortoises are kept in captivity it is important to ensure that these tortoises have enough intake of iodine with their food or water. Why ? These tortoises live on an island midst the ocean. Ocean water always contains traces of iodine. Iodine is important and nesessary for the...

Hello tortoise friends. Only a few days and we celebrate Christmas. I had the idea to write for you a little Tortoise / Christmas related story, give it to you as a little gift and dedicate it to TFO. Thanks for this wonderful place and forum. I hope you enjoy my little story. But most of all...

Hello friends, today I need your help and experiences. I have nasty, biting stable flies in the indoor enclosures of my torts.The flies don`t bite the torts but me ! Although I remove the tort poop every day these flies have found their way from outside ( I am keeping chicken and sheep near the...

Hello tortoise/turtle friends. Because I am curious, please help me and add with your post the number of the tortoises and turtles you own to this thréad. It will be funny and interesting to see how many shelled friends we`ve got on TFO. I will make the start. I own 10 tortoises. Please add your...