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Help please! My tortoises are currently being cared for by my brother while I am out of state. He just sent a photo of an enormous swelling on one of my Russian's legs, and has no idea what caused it. The tort is housed on eco earth, and there aren't any sharp edges in his enclosure. The...

Freddie and Curly enjoy some greens after a much-needed beak filing.

My sulcata hatchling, Olive, turned six months old yesterday, and I've noticed that her nails are rather long and sharp. I clipped her front feet, going a little close and drawing a slight amount of blood on one nail. I ceased clipping to check on it, but it was minor enough that it never...

I'm at the "Walk in the Wild" section of the Indio Fair and their sulcatas and red foots have been so mistreated. They're all rescues, so at least they're being taken care of now! This RF is okay

Olive all camouflaged.

I just returned to find my Sulcata hatchling like this. I don't know how long she's been struggling to pass it, but it's been twenty minutes. I've had her soaking in warm water since I saw her, but it still isn't helping. Some of the feces have dissolved in the water and fibers from her...

Could this indentation be an infection of some sort? Today he lost a lot of dry skin in his soak, and pooped several times, and I don't know what has happened to his beak.

How big are males typically expected to get?

I've had my sulcata hatchling a little ice a month now, and have started to notice new growth in her shell. I'm a little worried, though, because she isn't entirely smooth. She's kept in a warm, humid enclosure and gets daily soaks, but her growth rings seem dry and whitish in some places...

Thanks to this great forum, I've revised Olive's enclosure. I'm still working on getting a cover for it, so to maintain the humidity I give her daily soaks, constant access to water, and keep the substrate moist. Her humid hide has a heating pad under it to keep the wet substrate from getting...

Someone walked away from grazing and didn't notice this.

How long should mazuri pellets be soaked, and in how much water of what temperature?

My four torts! Meet them individually as we go down the line. This is Larry, my huge CDT of indeterminate age. He loves being around people, isn't afraid of dogs, and is in heaven when grazing in clover. When I let this eight-inch Russian boy wander around on the floor for a few minutes...

This is one of the topics I have been barked at for most. I have had my Russians for years and they have been in captivity for even longer than that. I'm not sure if they are wild caught or not, but the point is that they have been in a good home for far longer than in the wild or in transit...

When I got Olive I noticed this little dent\scratch in her front right scute. Could it have been an accident during hatching or even before, like in-egg? She also has a small lighter patch on her chin, as if she's missing a scale. Same questions as before. I don't know that she's a girl, but...

I became the ecstatic owner of a sulcata hatchling on Christmas morning. I had read care sheets and researched sulkys in order to give Olive the best home possible. In several places I read it says that sulcatas will eat and enjoy grass hay, but not alfalfa. I procured some and added it to her...

I recently was given another, fairly large, male Russian. I have already trimmed his overgrown toenails back a bit, but what really concerns me is his beak. At this point is it too long for me to file, and if it isn't how much beak should remain? (He isn't housed with the sulcata hatchling or...

Recently I got a Sulcata hatchling, and have received countless warnings about soaking and diet to prevent pyramiding. I have had California Desert Tortoises for several years and have never heard the term used before. Is pyramiding an issue that can affect CDTs?

Left to right: Larry, Fred, Curly, and Olive. My name is Katie and I am the proud owner of four torts: one California Desert, two Russians, and a Sulcata hatchling. The older three are all males, and the hatchling is too young to sex. We all live in sunny Southern California, but other than...