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Thank you everyone He was a good tortoise. RIP Zedenko

I can't seem to figure out what went wrong! My leopard tortoise was fine until yesterday and things took an awful turn. Today I went to some him and I found he isn't moving. I'm so heart broken =( I've been moving but I kept his cage away from the boxes. I guess now that I think about it...

Cute Photos of Zedenko! [hr] Awwwwwwww

What luck =) A healthy tort and a very cheap price on the tank! I'm pretty new to owning a tortoise too! Everyone's advice so far has been great ! Watch temperatures, soak him, and feed him lots of greens! To one newbie from another don't panic if he's not spry right away, mine took about a week...

This story brightened my day! Thank you! And welcome =)

I got him in a pet store so I'm not sure how he was eating before. He seems to be livening up a little. And I have been soaking him as well. It's seems to really stress him out though.

For my hatchling leopard tortoise should I keep him on news paper or other substrate ?

I'm using a blacklight bulb and a uv bulb from the pet store but my room is lit with those ones. Thanks for the advice and the welcome everyone ☺

It seems my pictures arn't showing up..

I was feeding him just chines mustard leave mixed with grass land tortoise store bought food. I went out today and bought him stuff for a little salad Banana Squash, Cucumber, kale, and cactus with powder the east bay Vivarium gave me(pictured). I also gave him a little kale to hide under which...

I have an adorable leopard tort hatchling and I'm scared I'm not giving him everything he needs. The hot spot is usually around 100F and the cool side 75F to 80F. Zedenko ( my tortoise) is hardly eating the greens I give him.. Just a couple biteshere and there.. Also he seems to be breathing...