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  1. GrassiFranklin

    Tortoise not eating HELP

    Hi! I'm new here, I've had my tortoises for a year now, and I NEED HELP they are male and female of Gopherus berlandieri (Texas tortoise), but I have a few problems, first of all they mainly eat lettuce, they are not eating much tomato or "nopal" (cactus) or anything, they bite it but they don't...
  2. B

    Red foot tortoise shell rot?

    Hello, After checking my tortoise I've noticed two light blemishes on the dark part of her shell. Is this normal and does the bottom of her shell look healthy or is this something to be concerned about like shell rot? I do wet her substrate but it does dry up very quickly. I did take this photo...
  3. Waldo Rodriguez

    White shell on Texas Tortoise

    A couple of days ago my tortoise of aprox 4 years woke up from hibernation. One day after feeding it in my garden y noticed that he had a large stain in his shell. Im not sure if its shell rot, lack of calcium or something else. Aside from that he looks completely fine. Thank you for your help
  4. E

    My Hermanns tortoise constantly sleeping

    I have a 3 almost 4 year old Hermanns tortoise. For the past few months he has been sleeping constantly. The only time he becomes alert is when I physically wake him up and soak him and then he will bask for maybe 10 mins eat a tiny amount of food and go straight back into the part of his...
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