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Hi new tortoise owner here. I’ve had my 4.5 inch female Russian tortoise, Sprinkles, since Friday. From what I’ve read they usually have a great appetite and she doesn’t seem to be eating a lot,she eats her greens but doesn’t touch her dried flowers or pellets. Ive only tried pellets a couple...

So I've had my redfoot tortoise for 3 months and she has always been moving about her vivarium eating living her best life but she has recently stopped eating unless hand fed and just burrows all the time. The only difference in circumstances is my brother has moved out so she has nobody there...

Hey all! I’m new here and I’m a new turtle owner! I have my Boxie in a 40 gallon tank that has several different temperatures throughout (I bought an infrared thermometer) all between 70 and 100° (hundred ° in the basking spot 70 in the cool spot 83 in the spot she likes to hang out in…) She...

Hello everyone, my name is April. I live in Portland, Oregon. I just purchased a baby/juvenile Russian tortoise yesterday. He’s my first turtle/tortoise. His name is Boris. Boris the Tortoise. He’s about 4 inches long and the pet store said he’s roughly 1.5-2 years old, so basically just a...