Recent content by TommyTheV

Hi :tort: fans! With a heavy heart, I need to rehome 2 of my youngest Radiated Tortoises. Eats well, very smooth shell and colors are coming in real nice. White growth lines on the carapace and pinkish on the plastron; both signs of slow and healthy growth. Going on a big family trip for 5...

Looks super sturdy. Great job!

If your area is drafty and you are willing to spend, you can always do a 20'x50' full enclosed temp controlled green house and they should be happy 99% of the time based on what the experts here said so far :)

@Tom My yard has no dirt. It is 95% grass and the little dirt area is about 10 sq ft at the area in front of each of my heated houses. There are a ton of local ads that gives away free "clean dirt" from people redoing their landscape or home. They should be tortoise safe yes? How would I be...

I totally ment Cyprus Mulch. Of course not Cedar, a known fact that Cedar and Torts don't mix ;)

Out of curiosity, it is inevitable that tortoises will defecate and urinate in their outdoor heated house; however, have anyone experienced less with certain "substrates"? Which one is easier to clean essentially? Bare wood Bare cement Dirt Cedar Orchid Bark Etc?

Hi all, Don't freak out, it isn't real "spinach" from what I could research but beyond that couldn't find anything on the T table. https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Okinawa_Spinach_13760.php All the nutrients checks out: Nutritional Value Okinawa spinach is a source of vitamin C to...

I have the original and LS on auto ship with mines. Saves a little and saves me the shopping time as I too believe Chewy's got the best price so far :) But wow, way back when it was $16 a bag, I would have gotten a bunch and airbag em.

Any update on what you substrate you used? My enclosure is 95% fresh thin blade Bermuda grass. Covered in them so my guy enjoys fresh organic greens almost anywhere. That should be their main diet as a grassland species. 5% remain is dirt/soil/sand which is the small open area to the outdoor...

Glad to hear. I will post as many photos as a I can once I pick them up :) Yeah I've talked to a few Rad keepers that would not get anywhere from that center even a year in of initial contact so they all gave up. Their short answer is "good luck!" Haha And I quote: "The center isn't focused on...

Wow that is so scary. I immediately googled "Cryptosporidium tortoise" and couldn't really find anything that goes in details as to how to diagnose, with strain has them, etc.

That is very cool. Yeah funny after studying Rads for some time now, as I was going through your post from #1, I was willing to bet those are 2 females. Awesome you friend gave your females as I've been looking for months now, no one wants to sell females. Haha. Anyhow is this another clutch...

Gotcha. The reason I am trying to use #6 as a reference point is because I got my eyes on some 6-7" ones and trying my best to see if I get much luck picking out a female but #11 throws me off. The ones I am looking at now looks like #6 on the (left side) where the tips of the anal scoots point...

Hi, Post #6 and Post #11, the photos does contradict one another if I may point out because #6, the male is a narrow V shape (towards the center), and female is a wider V shape (scutes pointing to the sides), but then on post #11 with the Burmese as an example, the description is inverted so it...

Video shows a list of "tortoise safe" plants, including stonecrop for Radiata. Pretty interesting