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Vet said it looked okay, but that was like to months ago and he's not scheduled to go in again for another month

So my poor A'tuin has a cracked beak. He's been monitored by the vet, who also sees dogs/cats/rabbits, but was trained at the exotics hospital that I trust, but is there anything I can do to keep it from going farther and farther up? Should he go in to the specialist to get it looked at?

it's officially done! we will see how well it holds up against the bulldozer power of a tiny 5" tortoise this winter!

for night heat we just use the ambient heat of the house, since he's an RT and doesn't need a steady temp day and night. it's usually 65-75 at night in his enclosure. I don't find that humidity goes down too badly for him, since he just needs about 40-50% at most, so when it dips lower, i just...

Since Atu has been outside all summer, it's given me a chance to re-re-re-re-do his indoor enclosure! I wanted something that was a little more durable, since, in his previous cage, he has completely destroyed/dismantled that upper level and was starting to expose nails and such by ramming the...

Update: He's eating well, poops look good, and his activity levels are back to normal. That was an awful experience that I hope to never repeat! Gotta watch these dudes like a hawk!

pushed him with a stick this morning since he was hiding in his tunnel. he reacted and even tucked his head in to hiss. usually he's up by now to bask in his light, but still giving him some time since he ate food last night instead of this morning. will see how he's doing when I get home from...

will do thank you. he's back in his enclosure now, sunbathing. going to give him some romaine to make him feel better.

none at all. no breaks in skin, no color changes, eyes are still bright. limbs move well. shell has no damage at all. neck and head are moving well.

Update: He's drinking water, that's a good sign right?

I feel so horrible! i was weighing Atu, and had him balanced on an upside down cup so he couldn't get off the scale, and he managed to knock himself off the cup and onto the floor, which is more than 3 feet down and hard wood! i immediately got a soak ready for him and checked for any hairline...

i caught him trying to take a bite of a mallow flower!!! purple/red for the win!

i've tried these before. they are terrible. I know that they're the cheaper versions of the Zoomed UVA/UVB and stuff, but just get the more expensive ones, unless you can take the torts outside for true sunlight a few days a week, then i hear that the cheaper UVB bulbs are fine.

during his bath yesterday he pooped! so i know he's eating something!

Oh, and he recently had a fecal test done, so we know he isn't stuffed full of yucky bugs