horsfield tortoise

My first week being a tortoise parent and as I kept learning I realise the tortoise I rehomed has been sorely neglected. Not enough moisture, fed on mostly pellets, and terrible wood shaving and pellet substrate in her small enclosure. Now, I can’t wave a wand and create the perfect tortoise...

Hello there! I am a brand new tortoise parent, rescuing one that needed a more attentive owner. She is a four year old Horsfield. I’ve noticed that the shell edge just above her head/neck is unsymmetrical and jagged? Also she has a slight underbite, it isn’t much but I think she has mostly been...

Hi All, I am a newbie member to the forum (in fact its my first time ever posting on any forum!) and to Tortoise ownership in general. We purchased Twig the Horsfield (which I think I am right in saying is aka a Russian tortoise) on 28th April and we think 'he' is approx. 6 months old. I wanted...

Hi everyone! I got my new Horsfield 4 days ago, they told me he was CB22, but I’m not 100% due to his weight. I have been trying to find forums which help calculate his age and size to his weight but I’m struggling. He is 7cm wide and 8cm in length and weights 48g. Is this underweight and what...

My russian tortoise is a 2 year old (ish) male. He's usually very active in the mornings and goes out in search of food, but for the past week, maybe week and a half, I have had to encourage him to come out of his burrow to eat something, and then once he's eaten he goes right back to his burrow...

Does my russian male look like his mouth is infected? He seems to be doing ok as normal and he has been eating normal Yesterday my sister fed him pellets, dandelion leaves with some calcium powder and now hes bathing as normal but i can see some gunk stuff on his mouth? he has some on his head...

Hi, this is my first post here after lurking for years. I need an opinion on whether or not this is an emergency for my tortoise. The earliest exotic vet appointment is August 5th so I don't know if I should wait or not for his check-up. I moved a little over a month ago and my Horsfield...

Is his beak getting too long? I have ordered some cuttlebone as i heard this is also good for chewing on to break the beak down?

Sleepy Tim waking up and soaking No, I don't use this pan for cooking folks, only for soaking, don't worry? (His shell already looked like this, he's a rescue, grew up in horrible conditions for 4 years)

Indoor enclosure 2,6 ft by 6,7 ft. 50 watt basking lamp 24 watt 12% arcadia uvb tube 24 inches Real plants Cococoir and cocohusk substrate Logs, bendy bridges, slate

Hello all! I've always had a huge interest regarding breeding torts. I recently purchased my first house that fortunately has all the land I'll need for at least a 30ftx30ft enclosure. As of now, I have a room indoors dedicated to my 3 girls that live happily (no aggression). I know a 1:3 ratio...

Hi everybody! I am new to this particular forum but look forward to meeting some fellow tortoise owners. Background: I have a rescue Russian tortoise who I quite literally found abandoned on a median here in Florida. She was clearly neglected in her previous home, having an incredibly...