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I have attached a picture of my tortoise's tail. It looks swollen and like something is trying to come out of it. Could anyone tell me what is wrong with it and how to sort it? Thanks

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Following on from the advice I received I have made some changes to my enclosure. Firstly I put a deep layer of soil as the substrate with just a light dusting of wood chippings on top. I intend to keep up humidity by occasionally using a spray bottle to add some water into the air. Secondly...

Thank you for the reply. I am planning to get new substrate tomorrow for the enclosure. May I ask at what point does the tortoise become an adult? When purchased I was informed that the age was around 1 year. Thanks again

Hi, I am fairly new to tortoise membership and was just wondering if, from the pictures, you could tell if they eyes look swollen/puffy or do they look normal? I've not noticed any running of the eyes or sleep in them, just the occasional bubble when the tortoise blinks. Thanks

Thank you for your replies. I have had a read of all the information and it has been very useful. Firstly, when initially asking the owner of the reptile shop whether a table or a vivarium would be better, we were told, that due to the current time of year here in England, that trying to heat a...

Hi. I got 2 horsefield tortoise yesterday and I was just looking for a little help and advice. The two tortoise, we have been told, are around a year old. We keep them in a Vivarium that was built and put together for us by the man at the reptile shop, who installed the UV light, heat lamp...