hatching

hi there! i’ve had my baby tortoise for 2 months now and she is 6 months old. She’s always had a couple lumps and was the largest out of her brothers and sisters. I am worried she is showing early signs of pyramiding and am looking for advice on how i can help/if it’s an issue. Attached below...

What would everyone recommend for a hatchling pancake tortoise enclosure? I know they’re different then most, so what would I need inside the enclosure?

Ok so I am a new to tortoise keeping and husbandry. I bought a cherryhead tortoise from "tortoise town". The more research I do and the more I look at other people's photos. Well long story short I feel I recieved a regular red foot and not a cherryhead. What signs should I really be looking...

When and where do most hatchlings go to the bathroom. Like he has had soaks and I've seen nothing and I've not found anything in the cage. At least nothing of noticable size. I have had him for a week. He comes out eats. I've seen him drink and chew on his cuddle bone. But no poop? How long...

I have recently purchased a Cherry Head RF. I have gotten my ambient temps up to 85 - 90 degrees F. My humidity is in the area 45 to 65 %. I have a fogger turned up but its dripping constantly and soaking the substrate. I dont want a soaked substrate so I've combated this issue by putting the...

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 live in southern california and I have been looking to purchase a zoomed 50 gallon low boy breeder tank to house my hatchling for the several months until large enough to house outdoors. Anyway, I cant seem to find any local stores that sell it and it doesnt seem like any online...

When can a golden Greek be moved to an open tortoise table? Mine is still just a hatchling and he’s in a enclosed chamber for humidity, but I was wondering when he should be switched to an open aired tortoise table? Thanks!!

You will have to excuse me I've never posted on something like this before and im not exactly tech savvy or an english major but I needed help and didn't know how else to find it. I have a hatchling (missouri) 3 toed box turtle. I saved it from a cat about a month (maybe a hair over, Maybe)...

Hello! I’ve very new to tortoise keeping and have been methodically plotting my newest arrival. Like I said, I’m very new, though I could probably recite all of my research I’ve been doing backwards! I really love the Golden Greeks they’re smaller size (though I know they need a LARGE living...

Hi, I have a clutch of six Hermanns eggs, three of which have just hatched successfully. Whilst incubating, the eggs were in two, seperate trays of vermiculite in the same incubator. The hatched eggs are all from one tray, the remaining three are in the other tray. It looks as though one egg...