#newcomer

I'm planning to purchase my first tortoise, but I'm still deciding which one is more suitable for the place i can provide. I've been searching informations about hermann , russian, red foot/cherry head and yellow foot, but still can't decide (and I'm open for other breeds). So i hope i can get...

Hi all! We are new parent of Taylor and never owned a tortoise before. We want to show your his set up and his food and himself. We wplan to build a table for him in the fall next year. He is only 7 months old and at about 3 inches now in 75 gallon tank. He does have a lot of space to...

Hello! I'm new to the forum, me and my little russian tort Steven (PL Stefan) are very excited. I'm giving you, guys, photo of Steven, he is a little guy, 9 months to 1 yo, if you have any tips for me or links to some intresting articles or videos about torts and care I would be glad if you can...

Bilbo’s old owner never bathed him nor cleaned his tank so I’ve been bathing him every three days and have made what I believe to be a bioactive terrarium with night crawlers and redwigglers to help reduce the amount of waste in the tank I have to clean.

Bilbo is my first ever tortoise. He is just over 2 years old and I adopted him 4/9/20 from someone off of Craigslist. Bilbo seems to be in good shape but seems a little timid. He hasn’t eaten in front of me yet but every other day I set out fresh spring mix in his bowl and keep his water dish full.

hey...i'm new to this side and i have a lot of questions regarding tortoises. I found my tortoise about 5 months ago, abandoned near my apartment building, she had bite marks all over her, but i took her to the vet and everything was okay, i had to give her some medicine and now shes fine (she...

Hello everyone! My name is Amber and I’ve been wanting to join a tortoise forum for quite some time now but I’ve never found the right one. This forum seems to have some very welcoming and helpful individuals so I decided to join in the fun! I have a two year old Ibera Greek Tortoise named...

Hello!! I am looking at getting my first tortoise, but am not sure which species will be best suited for my situation and the climate I live in. I live in north-eastern Colorado which can get very hot during the summers and can have cold winters. Humidity ranges greatly throughout the seasons...

First, it's very cute to chastise me for not replying. However, someone is preventing me from doing just that. When I go to the thread I see that the thread is closed. I guess the moderator woke up. Whatever a troll is. I'm guilty. The bottom line none of you could answer my questions about a...