african tortoise

Hello again. Me, still planning for my Giant Tortoise House Carpentry Project 2025™, I am still searching for the best hardware/supplies, so yet again I turn to the tortoise experts/nerds (whatever you prefer to be referred as). I am still thinking & deciding for any UV equipment for my 8 year...

I'm a big idea guy. Lots of things come to my mind. I've had this thought for awhile so I figured it'd be best to put it up to the experts. Some may think of it as a stupid question/idea, but to me there is no such thing as a stupid, or too crazy idea. I'm a homesteader. I keep mostly...

I am looking for advice regarding incubating leopard tortoise eggs. What incubator should I get? What temperature is optimal to produce more females? How should I go about incubating the eggs?

Hello all! I have a leopard tortoise that is around 4 months old and he has remained the same size since I bought him in September. He is in a 3 foot by 18 inch terrarium with Timothy hay substrate. his basking end is usually in the 95-100 Fahrenheit (35-37.7 Celsius) range and his cool end is...

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...

Hi, I was wondering what are some good ideas for building a outdoor habitat for my 6 years old African Spur-Thigh Tortoise?! I live in East Texas, and he will be coming to live with me in June, from Florida! I would love to plant Hibiscus, & some other plants in his area! I have a yard with 2...