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I have a baby eastern box turtle and it has not been eating and it just turned winter here and my older box turtle had eating problems on her first winter too even though they are both indoors. How can I get it to eat?

Hey everyone new to the group and owning a tortoise This little thing was given to a friend of mine. He has no idea what to do with it but original owner didn’t take good care of it. The tortoise is very small about 4 to 5 inches big and five years old. Breed unknown I don’t know anything...

Hi All, As a child I had a mature Horsfield tortoise and always wanted a pet tortoise with my kids. I love them, but confess to being a novice. Completely out of the blue and with no prior warning my farther-in-law bought his grandchildren a tortoise for Christmas. He doesn’t know the...

My brand new Southern Painted Turtle has not eaten since I got it on Tuesday and has been sleeping day and night since Wednesday. He has a heat lamp and uvb bulb that I keep on during the day, I got a heater on Thursday because the tank water got colder than expected and is set to 76 f. Is he...

Today i found this yellow crystal in my tortoises enclosure and looked up what i could be. I found something about that they're urin could crystalize when they're super dehydrated but the picture of those where very different from what i found sense what i found was compeltely dry and hard on...

Hi everyone. Happy New Year. 3 weeks ago, me and my family rescued a sulcata from a family who mistreated her. What we know is that they fed her once a week, rice among other things. Bathed her once every two weeks and she lived outside in a sand pit. The day after we rescued her, I noticed...

My tortoises shell has been roughed up since the day I got her and Ive always been cautious of it and I just noticed some things that I really don’t like and I’m panicking bc something isn’t right. Please give all advice and help me with what this might be. I’m super worried about my babe. Like...

I found this in my tortoises enclosure and was wondering if it's a bladder stone? You can scrape of the sides of it with your nail but it's to hard to crush between your fingers.

My Russian tortoise (Sherman) is a round 3.5 years old and 4-5 inches long. Any types on finding out its gender? I’ve added some photos as well if any one can help :)

I was “gifted” a hatchling Sulcata by an acquaintance. He’s TINY, far too small to be away from the breeder. I’m in WV, I’ve owned boxturtles (the same 4!) for over 40 years. I’ve never had a tortoise. I got on here, researched then headed to the hardware store and Petsmart. I’ll post pics if...

Hey there! Whilst bathing my boy today I noticed one little part above his leg was a lighter cream colour than the rest. Out of curiosity I rubbed the other side thinking it may be a build up of dirt. Upon researching, I feel like this may have been keratin. I'm now questioning if this might...

Hello all, I am very new to this tortoise owning thing. I have had my little buddy for two weeks. And he was doing well until about 3 days ago. In this time he has stopped eating, drinking and has just been sleeping. I have checked the temperature constantly being sure he is warm enough, I keep...

Hi, I just bought a baby red footed tortoise (3 months old according to the petshop). On the first day of caring for the tortoise I noticed it made clicking sounds that were made by small snot bubbles coming form one of it’s nose holes. I went to the vet that same day and he told me it had...

Hello everyone! I have a 6/7 month old red foot living in a 3x5 enclosure I built that has a sealable top! I’ll post add a photo for reference. I wanted to double check and make sure I have the correct amount of UVB. I am using a reptisun t5 ho 10.0 bulb that is 20 inches from the substrate in...

I've never owned a tortoise before, but I've done a lot of research, watched lots of youtube videos, bought all the necessary supplies, and I think that the terrarium is ready to go, but I want to be sure so nothing bad happens. I bought the Thrive Temperate Essentials Kit from PetSmart and a...

Hello all! I received my Russian tortoise nearly two months ago now and he is still not eating. I have seen him nibble on his food a couple times but that is all. The temps are fine (basking spot around 96 degrees, ambient temperatures around the 80s). And the rest of my husbandry is fine...

My hermann tortoise is getting ready for hibernating and has starved for 3 weeks now. I was going to put him away today or tomorrow but the weather is too warm.. my loft and shed are both 11/12° I also don’t have a spare fridge for a last resort. I’m not sure whether to start feeding him again...

Hello peoples, Attached are photos of the enclosure we made using the under part of a children’s playhouse. I’m looking for suggestions on how to fully enclose this space for my tortoises. It is starting to get cold and I’m trying to figure out how I can transform this space into an enclosed...

Hello everyone thank you for taking the time to read this. I have a 5 month old red foot and with winter coming I won’t be able to take him outside for his UVB anymore. What type of UVB light should I get it and how long should I use it daily? It would hang approximately 2 feet above his...

Hello everyone, I am a first time tortoise owner of a Greek tort that I received as a hatchling in late 2018. Unfortunately I've never met any other person who keeps tortoise(s), there are no nearby vets that know anything about tortoises and my local pet shops know nothing at all. Most of my...