Recent content by Maggie3fan

I am so sorry that has happened to you. But, it WASN'T your fault. He was sick from the breeder, and probably was kept too dry. When you are ready to try another tortoise you buy here from a breeder who is well known and experienced...

Tortoise Forum recommends that you need to have made 100 posts to adopt out and 100 posts to adopt...There are people who will take a 'free' tort and sell it on the black market. Please read and follow the rules...Seriously....I am not a moderator, just a Sulcata person, giving a tort to someone...

I have about a 10 year old Sulcata tortoise...she suffered severe dehydration early in life and frequently there is a "slime smear" with her feces. In her case I believe the color 'brownish' is due to eating dandelions. I cannot say that is the reason your tort has the smear. Frankly, I wouldn't...

Thanks for putting together such a great thread

I'm relatively experienced with Sulcata...I've had several large Sulcata and uncountable hatchlings, and many escaped and were recovered, but what I personally learned is once they have seen/been outside their area they will continue to try and go back out. Last Wednesday my 50 lb Sulcata named...

What a face!

And so SHE wins!!! lol

She could have walked out any time she wanted...but she stayed in until I got bored with it and took her in to he house

One of my favorite subjects is how my pet tortoises use their poop to express an opinion...Layla the Redfoot does it, and now one from Mary Knobbins...perfectly placed on the last grape leaf of her lunch...

That joke is older than I am....79...Groucho Marx told it 100 years ago...also I saw an elephant in my pajamas....how he got in my pajamas I'll never know....

Personally....in Oregon most sexes nowadaze are "they", for instance, my granddaughter is now my grandkid and her name has been changed from Emily to Alyx and she's a they...so personally, I like Matilda, the turtle and the name...so leave her sex and name ALONE!!!

My Layla is 3 years old now and went for her first swim...

I really don't know when or how it happened....but I useta be very kewl and so were my friends....now I'm guessing we have become our parents....(mine were the epitome of uncool)... On my birthday I posted a comment using a verse from one of my favorite songs to show how I am feeling...it's...

What does it matter? Tortoises can't hear....I call my Redfoot tortoise, the Redfoot, I have the water turtle, the white cat, and Ole Blue, the car

I have 4 wooden tort tables, all of them have a shower curtain liner stapled into place. They are all 17 to 18 years old. I recently had one develop a leak, the first leak. But it was retrofitted for a Redfoot tortoise with 85% or more of humidity. I personally don't use any product like...