hi guys! this is biscuit, he’s approx 6-7 months old, and he’s the cutest little thing I’ve ever seen 🥹🥹

2 year old sulcata

My coworker’s mom rescued a tortoise in the past and she hatched a couple of babies later. They are giving away the babies right now and I will adopt one from them. Could you tell from the video what kind of tortoise are they?

hello, it's me again. we did our best to prevent infection to our pet, mikey, by applying diluted betadine on its injuries and just keeping him clean since we haven't been able to find any vet clinics near our province in pampanga (philippines). we tried looking up online as well but we're kind of hesitant in giving it medication without any proper consult, but what else can we really do? :((

it's been 3 days since i last posted here. since then, mikey hasn't been eating properly like it used to and we noticed that it has a foul odor 😞 we're worried. what if we're witnessing its final moments and treatment can't be given due to lack of local facilities :<

edit: we're new owners

I have had a variety of styles of water bowls for my tortoise but when he’s walking around his table he constantly walks through it kicking all his substrate into it so it’s barely fresh. Any advice at all?

I just brought this East Hermann's home and it(gender unknown ) haven't been pooping for three days. Is that normal? He's about 3 months old BTW. Thanks

It was in the middle of the road. Move it to the side walk.

Hello,

I am currently trying to get my tortoise to eat more and different foods - were currently trialling optimised 52 with him and were on day 2. We've added such a small amount to his food with majority being his current diet. However even with such a small amount he is point blank refusing any of the food.

Now, hes 2 years old so obviously I want him to continue to eat and Im not giving up with this new food.

Is there any advice anyone can give?

Hes a mediterranean spur thighed incase thats important here

For context she is 2 years old and we received her like this

I’m in the Austin tx area. I have two Russian tortoises one male one female, last year I had my male inside and kept him heated and active this year I’ve added a new addition as well as moved them outside, I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to handle the winter with the weather getting cooler, I’m hesitant to bring them inside and brumate them as I’m not sure if I’ll be able to maintain stable temperatures what are you doing for yours this winter and any suggestions on how I can go about this.

Hi,

I would like to add some plants in indoor red foot enclosure, but I don't really know what to get. If real, I really need something that is good for them to take a bite on, and something that doesn't need natural light (I only have UVB/A and heat lamp).

For fake ones, I found some like the Komodo Monstera Standing Plant Decoration, some fake succulent plants or some kind of vines kind of plants as a wall background. However, I'm scared of having my tortoise eating plastic.

I don't have a bio-enclosure for numerous reasons. But I can try to get very small plants.

What would you recommend?

Thank you

Just adopted a 10 year old Leopard tortoise. He has some decent pyramiding. We live in Los Angeles so it's almost never humid. I have a night box with a heat panel on the ceiling and Kane heat pad. What are some safe and effective ways of adding humidity to the box? Is it ok to completely close it off at night? I feel a little weird about him not being able to leave when he wants.

We have an 8 year old Hermanns tortoise that we inherited over summer. We live in the north west of England and the tortoise lives in the garden in an insulated house with a UVB lamp on a timer and a ceramic heat lamp on a thermostat. It can come and go as it pleases but has never come back in the evening to its house so we’ve always found it and put it away back in its house.
Lately, I assume because it’s getting cold, it’s started to bury itself in the boarders and completely covers itself. This evening we have gone out and we can’t find it anywhere. It definitely can’t get out of the garden so must be buried somewhere.
Will it be ok staying out all night, it’s due to drip to about 6 degrees C.
We will eventually brumate it, probably in 3 or 4 weeks.

Is this soil too fine for my Russian tortoise?

I know the seeds are toxic for tortoises, but I'm wondering if the leaves are ok?

Hi! My 60 year old Hermann’s lives outside and during winter has always been kept in a secure wooden house inside a shed. He normally goes into hibernation around end of September and stopped eating around mid-September. He is still awake though due to the higher autumn temperatures and came out of his house today for a while.

I’ve given him a warm bath and offered food which he didn’t have. Should I be doing anything else?

Thanks

We got a Russian tortoise recently and he is getting adventurous. You all weren't lying about them climbling...

The little tortoise foot waving in the air just killed me.

He was back on his feet before we could even get over there and climbed up and fell off again 10 minutes later.

Hi all

I'm in the planning phase of a new outdoor shed for an adult male sulcata.

I've been reading some comments online about how softwood leaks a toxic substance over time, making it unsafe for an animal enclosure. At our local hardware store however, all of the outdoor wood I'm seeing is pressure-treated, yellow pine lumber or other variations of pine. I located some oak in the section for cabinets and indoor furniture. However, the oak planks were quite thin, whereas the pine planks were thicker and appeared to be better suited for an outdoor shed.

Any recommendations for what type of safe wood to use that can be easily found here in the southern US?

Can the wood be treated with a weatherproof paint, stain, or sealer?

Any paint would be fully aired out for 1-2 weeks before use.

Full disclosure: He's been living in a shed made from fir wood and sealed with a weatherproof stain. I haven't noticed any issues but obviously there could be long-term effects I don't know about. So, I want to make the next one more optimal.

Just adopted this sweet little (Eastern I believe) Hermann’s tort and I’m wondering if he’s a boy or girl, or if he’s just too young to tell. Plastron is pretty flat/level for context. Thanks for your time!

Shot through an opaque Sterlite + high humidity, hence the slight haze.