cold weather

Hey all! I just got a 6-year-old Greek tortoise named Dennis about a month ago. I’m new to the tortoise scene (he’s also my first reptile at all!) so I might have a lot of questions. But first and foremost, I live in the Chicago land area and the temps are starting to get colder as winter...

Hey guys, I have a 7+ year old Hermanns and this is the first year we've attempted having him and our other tort outside. We built them a heated house and a nice enclosure which they've absolutely loved throughout the spring-summer-fall. But. Yesterday the temps suddenly got in the 20s and I...

Hello! I just received a baby red foot tortoise as part of my 13 year old daughter's birthday present! The breeders did a very good job packaging and warming the tort for the overnight delivery. I'm in the midwest and the temps were extremely cold overnight. He arrived a couple hours ago and is...

So we have a recent couple days of cold. My African Sulcata stayed in her burrow and came out once it warmed up this past Monday fine to eat and bask. It’s now been 3 days since I’ve seen her come out or she’s eaten. Is this normal? We have another bit of cold weather coming how can I warm her hole?

Hiya guys! I'm looking to give my boy (20yr old male sulcata) more of an outdoor habitat. I've only just been given control over him as he was a family pet that nobody seemed to really take care of 😡 so I'm trying to do it myself. I've been looking at those wooden boxes that have insulated...

Hey, there. I know this post is old. But we're down in Sunriver and we're interested in getting a tortoise as a pet. Have you rehomed these guys yet? If you're willing, I'd like to needle your brain about this. My mom has a pet desert tortoise down in Tucson, Arizona. But it lives outside all...

Hello again! As I've been discussing on this forum, we have a red-eared slider, Teresa, who has been a "house turtle" for years. Her husbandry conditions aren't the best, and keeping her conditions clean constantly is difficult due to this (her housing is too small). I've been discussing...

I am a brand new tortoise owner in Anchorage AK. I would like to plant some grass in my tortoise enclosure and need advise on what kind my Red Leg is like to eat that would be healthy. many other advise to get this guy through the winter would be appreciated.

Hello Everybody, I have had my tortoise for about 2 1/2 months and I love him so much. He has been great and for the most part has been eating good but recently (Within the past few weeks) He has stopped eating and subsequently stopped pooping. Otherwise he seems to be normal. He doesn't have...

Im from scotland and in 2 weeks i am getting a russian tortoise it will be kept in my conservatory wich can be really cold how can i heat the enclosure on top of using the heat and uvb lamp. It is and open top table , pleanty big enough for him ( I am really worried he will be to cold, should i...

Greetings! I am adopting a 4 yo male Sulcata soon and creating a home before hand. We are going to build the house designed by Tom in a previous thread, if anyone is familiar. My husband is a builder so I am lucky! That said, Ive been thinking about how they like to burrow. Does anyone think...

Hello! I am very inconsistent with my posting, but you are all so helpful when I have a concern, and I couldn't be more grateful. For background, I have a 1 year old Jordanian Greek named Sgt. Pepper. He is the light of my life, he lives in my living room (forcefully) so my whole family can see...

Hello all - While working as a wildlife biologist in the Florida panhandle I acquired an adult sulcata tortoise. With proper preparations overwintering him was relatively easy. He built a burrow and we insulated it with straw and covered it with a dog house to protect against the chill of the...

I have a 30+ . CA desert tortoise that woke up from an over 4 month hibernation on 3/12...(kept in box in garage). Took him outside and, as usual he had low activity...but last evening a light rain started and he was moving around trying to drink some of the water and making a short odd guttural...