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Thanks guys!

I was thinking the same thing as I read this thread. My Russian only buries rarely, and never stays for long when he does.

My tortoise does that a lot too. Honestly I think it is because he likes watching me pick up the food after he is done making a mess.

Wow I should really remember to hide my shoes when I let my tortoise out.

My mom was moving stuff around and it was making scraping noises. I guess I just get a little overprotective of my tortoise friend.

My Russian was making a noise that sounded almost like crickets chirping today. He is eating regularly and is active most of the time, so maybe this is just a natural noise that they make? It is also very faint and he has only done it a couple of times today. At his recent vet visit he got a...

The shells on Leopards always amaze me with how nice they are. Where did you have her shipped from?

I think in this case the old standby of the flaming bag of poop on the front porch is the only solution.

My tortoise made that same noise when he did not fully retreat into his shell as well, so that's normal. I know when I first got my Russian he exhibited the exact same behavior that yours did. For me it took him about a week to start really moving around and eating regularly and such. It has...

RE: TFO 3 Year Anniversary - Southern CA Party? My girlfriend has been pestering me to go to California for a while. It's a trek from Boston but I could be heading out that way anyway so I could show up as an east coast delegate. I'm also down for an east coaster party as well, especially since...

He is about 5.5 inches right now, and he is probably just about fully grown. I'll take a look at them tomorrow, this is actually a really great idea guys. Thanks for all the help!

Hey guys I've been trying different water bowl's in my tortoise's enclosure, but I can not find the right one. Any of the smaller ones are too deep for him, and anything with a ramp or sloped walk-in area is too big. Does anyone have any ideas about where I can find a huge selection of water...

Well I am no expert in Sulcatas, but if you check the enclosure section you can find plenty of tips on what to build for it. Also you should make sure that you have a space outside for it to play around in since that is pretty important for all tortoises. Also not sure if this holds true for...

So far my tortoise won't take food I offer by hand either. If I were you I would just leave the other things that you want him to eat in a bowl in his enclosure and he'll just go whenever he feels like it. My tortoise too varies in activity but so doesn't everything if you think of it. There...

Its probably either 50-50 or a little more sand than substrate. I'm not entirely sure though.