help and advice

Hi, We rehomed a Horsfield tortoise in October 2024, was told he is about 11 months but personally I think he is about 2-3 years. He currently weighs 185g, bottom of shell is 9x8cm and depth of 6cm. All was good until about 2-4 weeks ago when he stopped eating, digging down and sleeping loads...

The humidifier machine for my little redfoot suddenly broke and it took me a couple months to get a new one. I would guess the issue is his skin got too dry and he scratched it somehow? I've been soaking him more frequently since I noticed it but I am concerned. I hope it is not too serious or...

I’ve probably posted a million of these, but this time it sounds different. That’s a video of him walking and squeaking, his hot side under lamp is 37 and cool side is 28-30 degrees c to try and get rid of it, he always gets a squeak after a bath? I’m not sure why. Also now he is 2 does he...

My Turtle has had these white lines showing up over his shell, doesn’t seem to bother him and is still acting normal and eating fine. Just want to know what it is and how to treat it going forward? Thank you!

I have a russian named Corbin. I am moving soon, my new apartment does not have a place for them. I don't have any family or friends that can take them right now. What should I do? I've been worried that I'm not prepared enough for this as I've only had them for a short time. Any...

Hello! My name is Marijke, and I’m relatively new to this forum. I hope I’m posting my question in the right place. If not, my apologies! Last year, I inherited a tortoise from my grandparents after they both passed away. I have no idea how old the tortoise is; it has been around for my entire...

He a little strange as of recently, He seems to keep trying to climb out/look over specifically where the glass is, He doesn’t seem super active unless he is doing this he will just do laps around the vivarium when he does this, And though I do feed him he always freaks out and runs towards...

As mentioned above it seems like my sulcatas shells are whitening more than normal. I rescued these two dinosaurs back in March and instantly upgraded their enclosure. I have a 28? Inch T5 across the enclosure that is now 5 by 2.5. 90-95 degrees in basking with around 80-85 in the rest of the...

Hello! I’m going to skip straight to the point, I noticed hermann wheezing again. It’s a little confusing because it starts, and stops and starts. Temperature usually always fixes it so I presume that’s the thing again. Currently in the UK it’s **** flippin cold, colder than usual and this...

Hello people! Been a good minute since I was last on here! Hermann about a month ago started weeing and leaving them white wee strand things and is called "urate salts" I believe? I've noticed that there is a lot of white in his enclosure where he has his wee spots and idk when this white stuff...

Hello! I have a greek male tortoise, Bully, who's going feral and crazy, he runs nonstop as if he's frustrated and is searching for something, a little bit of background: I've had him for ten years, three years in i got another smaller golden greek tortoise, Bibiya , thinking he was a female...

So I recently took in my fiends 2 year old RF, and I noticed a weird bloody spot on top of his head. Does anyone know what this is and the cause of it? And if it a really big issue, should I be taking him to the vet? If it comes to that could y'all please recommend some vets in the area (Houston...

Hey guys, after soaking my sulcata this morning I saw a bunch of reddish-pink on the underside of his shell. I am so worried its shell rot or an infection if anybody could give me some info?? I also attached a photo where you can see the top of his shell.

Hello everyone! This is my first post on this forum so excuse me if I make any mistakes, I’m also on mobile. Basically to explain this post: Sometimes I feel like a really terrible tortoise owner even though I do my research I feel like I’m not giving him a good enough quality of life. For...

I have had a Russian Tortoise for about 3 years and I notice now and then he makes an exhale sound through his nostrils. I always thought this was something natural as I got used to him making this sound but looking further into it I may have concerns that bugger can emerge.

My name is Jack I've been a member since October 30th 2022 which is also when i got my boy/girl (no idea) Kresh. Kresh is a Sulcata tortoise which they say he was around 3 weeks old when i purchased him from a local reptile zoo. I've made his birthday on Halloween cause I'm not sure but that's...

Hi guys, I am new here. I have done tons of research on this forum but I still have some questions to make sure I’m doing everything correctly. I am going to explain how I plan on setting up its enclosure until it gets big/old enough to have it outside. The desert tortoise I have is a hatchling...

Heya people, unfortunately it may have happened again. My tort Herman has been lethargic again recently, like all limbs lay down while head is also out resting whilst his eyes are closed under the heat lamp. Normally I’d say he just sleeping but it’s not the first time he been doing it...

Ok so I’m kinna freaking out. I have had my tortoise for around 3 years and a half. I usually let him out in my room to wonder cause even if he has a big *** enclosure, he likes scratching at the walls till I let him out, so I let him out. Today I did just that, and went to cook, I came back...

Hi people, I know there is a guide to stick by but this is more personally related questions. I have 2 questions to ask, Can my Hermann tortoise eat fruit at all? Like apples and bananas and such. I’m having this debate with my father whom hasn’t looked after a tortoise but believes Google...