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Havent really measured him but his shell is about a foot from head to tail.

Thanks for the advise. I brought him back in about an hour after putting him outside. He went right to his bed and fell asleep. Hope hes okay tomorrow morning.

Hey friend i live in Texas also. My Tank is 5 yrs old and is about 40 pounds. This past winter we had to make him a bigger box to sleep in. With a couple of heated lamps( 1 for day 1 for night. Cuz it is too cold he just roams the house in the winter and i have central heat but i also have a...

Hello all. So today my Tank seemed startled. I was looking out the kitchen window in the backyard and i see him practically running to the back door. And he was all the way in the backyard. I ran out and comes to me so i picked him up and brought him in. I put him in his box(bed) and cover him...

My sulcata Tank also whistles sometimes amd it had got me worried but i had found out that it was just probably something in his nose. From food to water or a little mud. I have a man made burrow also but i will wet it like once a week. I know that sulcatas cannot live in damp areas. I wouldnt...

Tank is about 4 to 4 and a half yrs old. Her shell alone is 11" long and 9" wide. She weighs about 30 lbs.

Yes. We have 3 dogs . 2 large and 1 med. But they dont bother her . they just sniff her and keep there distance. Shes not afraid of them unless they are running up from behind her. The dogs even try to eat the weeds that she eats but then they spit it out lol.

How long does it usually take for a tortouse to be comfy around you? Ive had Tank around a yr. She opens up to me the most but is still very cautious around all of us. I hand feed her alot and when she wants to come in the house she comes to me but when i pet her i have to move really slow...

Thank you for that info Tom but inside our house she has a box with heat lamps and she loves to bury herself in her blankets. The pic is just a box but thats for outside. We live in Texas where its only cold a couple of months a year and the humidity is always high. Heres a pic of where she...

Hello everyone new here. First post. We adopted Tank about a year ago so i believe she is 4 to 4and a half yrs old. She was an apartment tortoise. Now she has a home and a backyard. Shes learning alot of new things like eating weeds and grasses( was use to petsmart food) and is learning my voice...