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Gatsby and friend. He used to be able to go underneath.

26 + my 3 is 29

Just a FYI I get dandelion greens from Meijer but they do not last very long. I found in my experience they last about 3 to 4 days max. So buy only for a few days and not a week. On the other hand collars green last a llloooooonnnnngggg time. So buy small amounts of the selections mentioned...

Gatsby update. He is gaining about a half a pond a month recently and since I got him a few months ago he has gained over two inches in length. Enjoying warm grazing and anxiously and nervously awaiting the cold weather and see how his high tech box does in the cold. I have alternate plans if...

Gatsby just crossed the two pound mark. Loves grazing and soaks. He goes in his hide all by himself every night. He came to me terribly pyramided but rest assured he is in prime care.

LOVE the tunnel entrance that’s a good idea. Great work.

Ok so just leave it in there so when they need it? I guess dumb question is...do cuttle bone go bad?

I have cuttle bone in with all my tortoises. My Sulcata 600g 6” yearling likes to nibble almost daily but all seems good. My Sri Lanken Star 32g 3” hatchling and my daughters, @Toilandtrouble, Redfoot 48g 4 1/2” hatchling both have pieces of cuttle bone but neither seem very interested. At what...

@Toilandtrouble you should post about your tortoise here. People like to help

Welcome. You seem to be doing everything great but I did want to ask about humidity. I notice your tortoise has some pyramiding and the soaks are great but they really need humidity for proper health.

Gatsby has made such huge improvements since coming here near end of May. He really LOVES his soaks now and loves to poo in them. I actually think he laughs as he does it. He actually peed on my daughter who was holding him right before the soak. He is a professional grazer and enjoys weeding...

My little Sri Lanken Star is doing so great. She is more shy then my Sulcata and Redfoot but thriving. The only time she has to see my other is during supervised grazing.

My daughters new Redfoot is coming along nicely. “He” is starting to like soaks and finally pooped his water not once but twice. Only a fellow tortoise owner would understand how good this is for a hatchling.

Meet pancake our newest tortoise. We are saying he since we don’t know. He is a big boy for a hatchling. Weighing in at 48g. This is my daughters tortoise.