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Thanks I always feel so defensive lol I got so much over the tank for awhile that's party why we'd built a box lol but she seems to be moving eating hopefully that shell will even out. The side just looks so uneven and rounded outwards... I've added a 3rd soaking w baby food carrots for now in...

Yea Belle is in a box but I haven't had a chance to make another yet. I didn't plan to get a second tortoise right now this one was a "needs gone now comes w 10gl tank and (basking) heat lamp" so I'm just using Belles old tank one until I can make another. I wasn't interested in the 10gl tank...

I use a tank but it's a 60 gl tank w the shorter sides, it was special made for the shorter sides (bought used from a reptile swap meet sale ) but the sides are only maybe 12 inch the ends hang over a 4ft long table we had it on lol it's big. I had a 55gl critter tank that wasn't as long I'd...

See that's what I've heard but they're selling the enclosures at triple the price and you get the turtle free. And that was my point w the law, my friend did everything right (after she learned the store sold her everything wrong) but hers died. She should've researched it some before buying but...

I think it's good for stores w parents buying them for small children and not even googling what they need. I don't agree with selling a 2in hatchling for the price of an adult lol but I don't think they should get in trouble for it. The store was turned in not by me but by the girl who's...

Does this look normal? Shes really round now where there used to be kind of edges where the shell met at the sides they're disappearing now it's really round and the bottom is meeting higher up. She's not soft and is eating and active I just got kind of weirded out it looks like she rounded out...

I found out it is illegal to sell in stores although I DID NOT turn them in to anyone the women who's tort died I guess may have but not to the USDA just the humane society or something to that effect. Thanks for everyone's reply as I was just curious on the law. My tortoises are all from...

Ahhhh I'm so jealous!!! I love the pics!! Thanks for sharing for us northerners ;) ( I wish our weather would work for the species I'd LOVE to have one lol)

Possibly I have tortoises not aquatic turtles so I don't want to misinform also my basking area doesn't have pebbles and the temp of the surface/floor is 100/105* F so the rocks could burn my tortoise. I'm sure someone here should know what the basking area temp should be.

That could very well be what's going on here too and the cats are intimidated lol :)

Haha no this was all supervised ;) she tends to chase them like she wants to be a part of the 3 some(2 cats/chihuahua) and they always run downstairs to get away from her lol my daughter was taking these pics for her Facebook while I was getting the water hot for a soak. We also have a dog...

I just want to run with the big dogs (or cats I mean)! Hey where you going!! I swear I'm cool! Look at my cat pose! (Poor Belle chases the cats constantly but they're terrified of her..)

Also she received something saying that anyone selling needed to provide salmonella info . That maybe a turtle thing? I'll have to see if she can send it to me. I didn't find anything like that myself.

That was one of the big things I was trying to make clear, I'm not turning them in. I known both the owners and the buyer personally. She's hoping by bringing this up she may get some money back and when posting possibly a replacement tortoise from them but as far actually reporting them i don't...

Thanks I was sent another email today as it went as followed I couldn't fit this into a screen shot it's an email I got today. I am the regional veterinarian. The “turtle law” is under the FDA regulation , see below. So PDA cannot enforce this law, but you can contact the Pittsburg FDA...