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HEALTH ISSUES: I recently got a beautiful leopard tortoise hatchling on August 26, 2018. She seemed pretty active at the pet store and quite healthy. I knew that when I brought her home she would take a few days to adjust to her new life and new enclosure. However, I didn't see her exploring...

I've had Genus: Gopherus native desert tortoises since I was a child and have been licensed to have them by the State if California. I do not have them now so no need to segregate. I recently took in a red foot tortoise as a rescue. He was on Craig's List for so very long that I thought maybe I...

Hi, I am a new member and cannot for the life of me figure out how to post on visible established threads. I've used the "contact us" part of the site for help twice weeks apart but I've had no reply and certainly no help. I've had Genus: Gopherus native desert tortoises since I was a child...

So a while back, about 4 years ago to be exact, I fell victim to all the misinformation there is about sulcatas and tortoises in general. I did my research, but it appears in all the wrong places. Some things you should know: This tortoise is now 4 years old and has some pyramiding, it's not the...

Hello! I'm writing to introduce myself and Daphne, a 3 year old Russian tortoise. We live in Chicago, where it's currently warm and sunny. I recently inherited Daphne from a friend of my daughter's. My question is this: as far as I understand, Daphne's former human caretakers fed her a diet...

Hello everyone! I am new to the forums but not tort ownership. My parents has two sulcata's when I was in my early 20's and I was able to learn a lot from them before we had to re home them (my father couldn't keep them due to his transplant and their potential for salmonella). I have always...

Decided to make a new list of edible plants for anyone interested. I edited a previous list I posted and down to EDIBLE plants only from these 4 sources. Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital Russian Tortoise.Org Susan M. Barnard. Reptile Keeper's Handbook. pp. 167-184. 1996. Tortoise Table - The...

I have cross referenced the Ohio state wild plants resource with The Tortoise Table and have come up with a good guide for this part of the US based on the Genus of the plant. Let me know if you have any suggestions, these are only the plants for which i was able to find information. Safe To...

Hi guys, I'm fairly new here so I apologise if this is in the wrong place. My 1yr old Russian tort used to love eating, I would feed him alternations between organic spring mix, radicchio, dandelion, wild rose petals, and green chard. I take him out for sunlight for about 2-3 hours a day as my...

Hello everyone! I adopted a baby sulcata last night due to a friend travelling a lot and not having time for it. I have a big place and lots of land so he'll be perfect with me. I work from home so i can give him/her the attention they deserve. Just a couple quick things 1.) Please link any...

So I have 2 baby Sulcatas, they're almost 8 months old. Their diet currently consists of wheatgrass, Bermuda grass hay, and red leaf lettuce. They don't like the hay, I'm thinking because it's not colorful and it's also hard for them to eat, and therefore they don't eat it. I also live in an...

I have a little roughly four year old red-footed tortoise named Thomas. I took him outside today and noticed he looks a little pale, his skin is soft, and his shell looks like it’s shedding. His skin is also very dry but I think that’s a humidity issue with my enclosure. Could he be deficient...

Hello everyone. I have a quick question. I moved into my house about a year ago and have not used any chemicals or fertilizers in my lawn the whole time I've lived here. I do not know if the previous owner used anything or if my neighbors do. My question is, is it safe to let my leopard out to...

Hi, I'm a new tortoise owner, and so far I've had this Leopard Tortoise for about 6 months. When I got it, it was around 2 years old already, but I don't know it's birthday. It's also a female. It was bought by a zookeeper, who has a lot of reptiles, who bought it of a farmer or whatever in...

Hi there, I am new here and I was wondering how shall I feed my 3 months old baby tortoise. I give him a bath in the morning and later put him into enclosure to feed him. He always get more food then he can eat and goes to sleep and later he returns to eat again: sleep , eat repeat pattern...

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...

I recently bought what I think is an Egyptian tortoise, but I am having problems getting him to eat. I had him now for about 3 weeks and have tried to make him as comfortable as possible - big space to roam and lots of sunlight - but I haven't seen him eat yet, although he drinks a lot. I've...

Hi there, thank you for the add to your site. I really am desperate for some help and advice please. In October last year I was given a tortoise by a family member for my daughter. They didn’t know a lot about the tortoise so they gave me some info but I’m not sure how accurate it all is...

Hi all I have an Indian Star called Wally. Although he Is eating, drinking, growing and active at times im having problems with his diet. He will only eat the Komodo pellet feed. His diet before was mainly weeds I could find in fields mixed with kale, spinach, watercress and rocket with the...

What is the best cereal in your opinion mine is fruit loops, what are your thoughts on the best cereal?