Hi all, I have an 8-month-old Russian tortoise. Early this week we noticed a small graze on his underbelly, we removed all small slate out of his enclosure thinking he might have grazed it on one of these. Today before his bath I had a look and it has opened up again and bleeding. I am a very...
Hey, Tort lovers!
My name is Ben and I have an 11-year-old Greek Tortoise that was suddenly gifted to me. I'm super excited to learn how to nurture and care for him ASAP. I've had him for quite a while now, doing the best I can but I really desperately need some guidance! I didn't get a chance...
I am about to adopt a three-toed box turtle. I don't know here age yet but she is about 5 inches. She will be living in an outdoor enclosure I will be building. I live in central Texas where we have, on average 25 days below freezing each year and only a few inches of snow about every 5 years...
last time I listen to my dad about plants. He said ot was bougainvillea. Looked it up, its not. Is there a way to flush out of her system? Like watermelon or cucumber?
Hey @Yvonne G ! Just fyi, little LT is slowly but surely doing better! increasing weight, eating, basking, drinking, solid bowel movements... All good. So I'm making her indoor enclosure bigger and want some shade plants. 2 questions: Can and do they eat aloe vera plant? And also, can you...
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Hi, I'm very new to tortoises, could anyone tell me if my tortoise is showing any signs of health problems?
He's under a year old, his shell is growing pretty smoothly, he's active, eats well, has hard shell, he's responsive to movement so must have...
we are letting Tut move outside, we have built him a home using outdoor plywood solid foam insulation on all six sides, cement board for exterior over the plywood, tar and shingle roof.
we purchased a 80 watt Radiant heat panel, a 600 watt dimming and pulse Proportional thermostat.
this is not...