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It vanished a few minutes later, so that means I can confirm that Rover is a male? And its normal for the penis to appear every once in a while?

It's about 3 years old, but I've heard we wont know their gender until they're 6, so I'm not sure. As for the length... will it hurt or something if I touch it?

Hi all. So theres this thing coming out of the under side of Rover's tail. I wonder if it's a penis or something abnormal? Thx in advance

Oh about that. I took it for a walk under the summer sun for about 45 minutes, that's why it looked dry at that moment. The terrarium is constantly at 90-100% humidity. I also soak it on a daily basis.

When I woke up this morning and go check on my tort, I found that a piece of scale on its head had fallen off. That scale had been hanging onto its original spot for months and movable. I didnt try to pull it off as that could hurt my tort. This is how it looks like now. Will the scale grow...

Hi all. So I've been using coco coir for quite a while and realized it's way too messy, so I'm thinking of changing my substrate choice. Any recommendations for my 2 year old sulcata? Also, I have this Beech wood chips, I wonder if I can make use of them?

So I found out that there are wounds at these areas shown below. I don't know how Rover got them and I'm paranoid. Its appetite is normal, no lethargy. Not sure if it's painful or not. Any idea what could be happening? Should I go to a vet for safety measures? (Couldn't be substrate stuck there...

Oh actually I've been here for almost two years. It's just that I don't post that often. It does have a name, which is Rover (I could use a better name... I'm not that good with naming). Thx for your concern anyway.

I guess I can order it online. Do you mind posting pics of the ZooMed grassland pellets so that I know what to buy exactly?

Ok, thx you all for relieving my worries (once again XD), and thx for the compliments on my cutie. I've been following the instructions on the forum for almost two years and it's turning out so well! I believe there would be a lot of pyramiding had I not known about the humidity requirement! I'm...

I may be overly paranoid, but I'm not sure if the pale yellow stuff around the eyeball area is something that should concern me. Could it be a sign of parasite? Or something else? Or is it normal? It eats just fine. Absolutely huge appetite. It sees just fine, doesn't bump into anything when...

It could be her having just mated and got rid of its wings. If I'm correct, queen ants would find a safe place to nest before it lays its first egg.

I was walking my tort when I suddenly came across this red any with huge abdomen. Wondering if it's a queen fire ant?

This area of Rover's shell looks off. I have no idea if it's normal or not. The carapace circled looks protruded.

Now you have me curious, how do you socialize with your torts? I really wish Rover can get more used to me, such as not retracting its head when I try to pet it.