introduction

Hi everyone I’m new to the whole forum thing but I figured this was a good community to join :) my name is Nick and I live in buffalo NY

Sorry I forgot to introduce myself before posting a help question. I did give a small background in the help request, lol Anyway, I grew up with Arkansas box type turtles. My grandparents moved to Arkansas when I was young. On my summer visits I would bring one home until I had 5, I only...

So, I unexpectedly (but not unpreparedly) became keeper of the noms to a Russian tortoise last week. I'm not unfamiliar with the care of reptiles, but this is my first tort. I've read all of the care sheets and done a ton of research. I thought I'd introduce myself to the community since it's...

Hey guys, the name is Danny and I am a 2-3 month owner of 1 male and 1 female red footed tortoise that my dad brought home for me from a hunting trip. Well he brought the female (Shelly) 1 week before he brought home the male tortoise (Faed). I made them an outside enclosure and keep them there...

Hi scaly mamas and papas I got my Horsfield tortoise Tolstoy in February this year. He's about a year old. He has bright black eyes and a beautiful shell. I have some general questions for more experienced hands as I've never owned a tortoise before and only know one other person who does...

I made this account long, long ago -- so long ago, I had actually completely changed career paths from surgical tech/human surgeon to vet tech and completed the program since I had created my bio in 2016! Haha, it is so funny how perspectives change over time -- could not imagine doing anything...

Hi everyone :tort: Just wanted to take a min to say hello and introduce you to Raphael, my Greek Tortoise. He will be 2 yrs old in July. Last year was the 1st time that tortoise were legal to have as pets in Norway since the 1970s unless you had a medical reason (allergic to dogs or whatnot)...

Hey y'all. I'm Ezra, I have an ~8-12 y o Russian Tort that I've had for roughly 6 years. Her name is TutTut. Unfortunately, she lives in a 100 gal tank until I can move to my own place and get a kiddie pool or something. This isn't the most recent photo of her but here she is!