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  1. Cyphinitar

    HELP!!! EBT Overall Care

    Hi! In late March, an elderly man fell off the sidewalk while hanging up signs. I was driving down the street back to our house. When I helped him up and made sure everything was alright,(he was unharmed, just shocked.) he told me he found a weird looking turtle in his front yard that morning...
  2. Gianna Gamboa

    Semi-New Tortoise Owner

    Hello everyone! I just need some direction in how to help my girl. I live in Arizona and we had just moved into a new house around this time last year. It's been extremely hot lately and we've been keeping her outside until it gets over 105, then we bring her inside the house where we have a...
  3. S

    Hey Everyone! -and some advice please!

    Hello everyone! I am new to tortoise forum, but I hear it is a great platform to use when you have a tortoise. I recently haven't had much spare time to get involved, but thankfully this afternoon I have a good amount of free time! :) I have a 5 (almost 6) month old tortoise named Squeakers. At...
  4. BentoNeko

    Best cheap UVB light bulb? :)

    Hi guys!! So i've been looking at multiple variations of UVB lights on blogs and all that,and they are seem to be $50 0r more!! Any recommendations for good bulbs thatll keep my turtle healthy but ones that are cheaper than $50?
  5. Aurum0

    Has Anyone Bought From LLLReptile?

    Hi there. I am interested in ordering a sulcata tortoise baby from them. Is it something I should do or is it a bad idea?
  6. Aurum0

    How to keep an adult sulcata indoors?

    Hi there. I have an adult sulcata... 7 years old, and I want to keep him inside. I plan to let him roam the house, specifically the large kitchen or my room. I live in Florida, and what I do with my other turtles/tortoises is let them eat and bask in the sun for a couple hours, then bring them...
  7. Aurum0

    My Sulcata Pees When Held

    Hi there. My young sulcata releases a white liquid when I move him. I read that this is a defense mechanism in the wild. I hate when this happens though. How can I stop it from happening?
  8. NewtThePinkbelly

    Substrate Help!

    Hey there! My boyfriend and I recently got some awesome news! Someone in the neighborhood is selling a 125 gallon tank and stand for 300 dollars! What a steal! Now we just have to worry about substrates. We have been using riverbed sand for our 40 gallon tank, but now that we are getting a new...
  9. R

    New and looking for suggestions

    Hi everyone! My name is Rebecca. I live in Northeastern Pennsylvania. My family is looking into getting a Russian Tortoise. The breeder says the tort will be about 5 inches big when we get him/her. I have been researching Russian tortoises for awhile now. Our indoor enclosure will be 3 feet long...
  10. T

    Tortoise panics

    Hello everyone, I've had a Tortoise for about two and a half years now, and untill now been going pretty well for my tortoise. However my tortoise has before had an outbreak of something that seems like complete panic, and is now doing it again. My tortoise keeps going into corners and keeps...
  11. Princessmariah1

    Baby Leopard Tortoise face turning black

    I have a baby leopard tortoise who we just noticed is turning black! I got her mid September..they said she was about a month old so hatched maybe August sometime? That puts her about 8 or 9 months old I think.
  12. Kittychu

    Odorless Alternative Substrate suggestions?

    Hello. I am new here. My name is Kitty. I am the Torty Mom to a 12 year old sulcata that I've raised from a baby. He lives indoors, but gets plenty of sun in the spring and the summer when we go on walks, or even if he's just chilling in the backyard. But i digress. I've always used rabbit...
  13. 5

    How interactive/fun are tortoises?

    Hi TortoiseForum. Recently I've been interested in reptiles. I'm debating between getting a ball python and a tortoise this summer (most likely a Russian or a Hermann's, maybe even a Redfooted), but I'm stuck between the two. The main deciding factor for me is which one is more interactive or...
  14. margosha

    Mushy Poos? (pic for reference...yay...haha)

    So I've had my RT for 3 weeks now, and his poos are still a bit runny and mushy. Before I got him, it looked like he was being fed just hay and pellets ugh. Well, I'm not sure if he's still adjusting to the new diet, or if I should be concerned? He's had a fecal run and it was negative. As far...
  15. C

    Help on a fireplace enclosure for a baby cherry head

    I've looked through the threads on enclosures for babies and they've been very helpful, but I have a bit of a unique idea in mind and I want to make sure this will work for my prospective tort. I live in a very old house in New Hampshire and I have a large blocked off brick fireplace that I...
  16. M

    Russian tort ate morning glories!

    Help! My neighbors morning glories started to grow through the cracks of our fence and a few slipped into our yard and I caught my tortoise eating one. I dont think he could have eaten any more than two or so, as its barely coming through and I just let him outside. Any tips on what I should...
  17. Curious-cat

    What tortoise is this?

    Hi , I found a turtle out on the road (i'm in France Paris) and I don't know what species it is? I was thinking Hermann? (It probably escaped someones yard...)
  18. S

    Is My Baby Tortoise OK

    Hello! I have a baby sulcata tortoise named silkie, and she was purchased sometime around February twelfth. She had some pretty rough health problems early on, but I thought we put that behind us. But she has been acting strangely. She poops white stuff about twice a day and she didn't eat her...
  19. shaine m

    Help! Pothos Eye Irritation URGENT

    Hello. I recently redid my ornate eastern box turtle’s enclosure and messed up big I’m afraid. I put in a blend of coco fiber and natural soil but unfortunately planted golden pothos as well. Upon learning it’s potential to irritate eyes I removed it after only one day of being in the enclosure...
  20. P

    Species identification please!

    Hello We bought Tolstoy from a breeder, as he had some juvenile Horsfields for sale and we liked their smallness and hardiness. All the research we did to look after a tort was based on this breed. When the tortoise was delayed the guy offered us a Hermanns instead, ready to go. We said no...
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