Recent content by 2turtletom

My youtube channel has hundreds of videos about the care of hingeback tortoises - please do watch them if you are interested. That's my outreach. That's why I posted this video. To help people learn about them. My aim is to drive people interested in Kinixys to my video outreach and...

I like to make personalized recommendations based on the owner's climate, housing and resources. While care sheets can be helpful, I tend to think they lead to group think and absolutism.

I don't see any fungus, but the picture isn't tack sharp. Could you try to post a sharper image? I'm just seeing a normal plastron. Thanks!

Did you know that all of the native south american tortoises likely shared a common ancestor with Kinixys? The hypothesis is this ancient ancestor floated across the Atlantic west from Africa to South America. Hingebacks are more closely related to the redfoot and Galapagos tortoise than they...

Hi Wellington - I do have those types of outdoor enclosures. However, some species of hingebacks hate grassy enclosures- because a grassy enclosure would mean that enclosure is in the sun. That type of enclosure would simply be too warm and too bright for some species of Kinixys like Kinixys...

I'm sorry for your loss. Was this your first tortoise? Sometimes, hatchlings fail to thrive. Did your tortoise grow at all? Did you consistently monitor his weight? How much did he weigh when you got him and how much did he weigh before he passed?

This is something I need to do - what do you use - C clamps?

Hi Tammy - I don't use soaking pools- I use waterers designed for baby chicks- this makes it difficult for the tortoises to defecate in the water, but believe it or not, they can still do it. Thanks for watching the video.

Hello there wellington - I do not use supplements with my tortoises. Thanks for watching the video!

Aaron Johnson joined me last evening to talk about the Bell's Hingeback Tortoise and his experiences managing TINC, Testudine Intranuclear Coccidiosis, in Tortoises. https://www.youtube.com/live/CtvWd54Z5do?si=JBB4I_wmPrNMD7bM

It's possible Rich - It sounds like you are doing a great job - Have you been keeping her for 28 years? Shoot us a photo and we can help you identify her - that will be a good first step. When females pace or start looking to get our of their enclosure, that's often a sign that they need to...

I recently made a tour of my whole room - I hope you enjoy, and I hope this inspires you to love hingeback tortoises even more.

I suppose we all have our bad days Steve! I thought that video would stand on its own merits, and I certainly didn't think others would have to defend it, but perhaps TFO has become more of a bastion of "Groupthink" than I realized.

If those are truly your takeaways from watching this video, I apologize for taking up your time.

Hi Jacqui- It's unfortunate that some experts lack the confidence in their own abilities that they poo-poo ideas that community at large has. I've seen it happen over, and over, and over again. To date, we have not yet established any stud books.