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Thank you so so much for all of this information, it has been so so helpful. During the winter, he is kept indoors because he hibernates. We usually put him in a dirt container so that he could burrow. By any chance do you know what their life expectancy is? Also, for an outside enclosure, what...

Boris’ diet consists of kale, lettuce, carrots, pumpkin, and occasionally we give her apples and blueberries. I have attached the average temp and humidity in Uruguay. We don’t have central AC. Her routine is to get some hours of direct sunlight during the day. We supervise her walking around...

Thank you all for giving your input! I greatly appreciate it. Boris lives in Montevideo, Uruguay where there is no Amazon or honestly any resources to find big cases to put her in. It was a mission to even find something that she would fit in. This is one of the main reasons why I wanted to...

Thanks for your input. Do you have any recommendations for us? She lives in a third world country so we don’t have the resources for her to see a vet or anything. We try to hydrate the shell as much as we can but would love to know if there’s anything else we can do (or give her)

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Hello all... it's been quite some time since I've been on here. I wanted to post an update on my girl Boris. I posted back in 2016 with some doubt on what type of tortoise she was. I had replies saying sulcata and chaco but wasn't sure. I still am unsure of her gender. She is still living in...

Hello all... it's been quite some time since I've been on here. I wanted to post an update on my girl Boris. She is still living in Uruguay with plenty of space to roam and be free but I am missing her dearly and have been wanting to bring her back to the US with me. I wanted to be sure of her...

Hi everyone, Thank you all so much for your help. I agree that it was pretty irresponsible to receive a tortoise as a gift given the size he/she can grow. The good thing is that we live out in the country side in Montevideo, Uruguay and have lots of acres of land on our property so I'm pretty...

Hello all! I recently got a tortoise as a gift and I would like some help in identifying what type of tortoise it is and it's gender. I love my tortoise, Boris(the name until we find out what gender it is), so much and I just want it to be healthy.