african spurred

I had to share this story with the world. We love Tom Bombadil to death, but boy is he a lot. And I wish more people knew about this issue! I don't know what we would have done without the advice of @Tom these past couple of years...

A jackass I know bought these in a market in Morocco. Please I.D. so I can advise him.

My tortoise button is currently 1 year and 7 months old I believe. He has a great appetite and I have greatly changed his set up since I first got him (he wasn’t in the best set up) he is currently 8 ounces I weighed him this morning after he was soaked. I cannot tell if he has early signs of...

Hi guys. So Iv had my African spur thighed tortoise since she was a baby. She is 13 now. In that time she’s had a Number of enclosures but for the last few years she’s been living happily sharing the home with me with her base being in the kitchen with easy access to all rooms and the garden...

I have a 5 year old sulcata who is a bit large for his age. He weighs around 40-50lbs at the moment. For work I may have to temporarily relocate overseas for 1-4 years and wondered if anyone knew what the best method of transport would be to take him there. I am Not looking for info on legal...

Hey everyone! I am new here but have been researching endlessly on the internet for the proper size to make an indoor enclosure for a 5 year old African spurred (sulcata) tortoise. I wasn’t given much information when I got her so she has lived in a 20 gallon aquarium her entire life. When I...

Hi Everyone! My beautiful female sulcata loves to spend a lot of time in the pond and she’s started to turn green! ? Even though it looks pretty cool I wanted to make sure it’s not harmful for her or can cause any problems! Thank you

I’m sorry for the length of this... would be so grateful for advice. My family has just agreed to take in a baby sulcata as we have always wanted one, and the other family changed their mind. We got her yesterday. She arrived cold, and has a little runny nose. She’s eating spring mix really...

Hello Last week I purchased a 100 watt Zoo med power sun MVB. I swapped my old Arcadia bulb “6 months old” for the power sun bulb, it worked for less than 24hours then it blew. I sent it back after taking photographs and I received the replacement today, The elements on my replacement look...

Rehoming Sulcata tortoises 4-6 months old 40ea 2 for 60.00 Mesa az

My neighbor just found a female sulcata in the road in Gainesville, FL If anyone is looking for their missing lady, please give me a call at 907 347 7454 with a description

I just recently took my large sulcata for a check up. He is a large 77 pound 8yr old male. He seems happy and is eating just fine and he is also very active. But I did notice a whistling sound when he would breathe. The vet took xrays and said that there is a mild haze on the lungs. He said The...

I have a large sulcata, he recently started eating less. He also keeps his eye closed longer than usual. I took him to the vet and they took xrays. They told me it has a lot of gas inside. The vet advised to soak him daily and keep him away from my other tortoise. Have you guy experienced this...