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Thank you for the advice, yes my vet is an exotic specialist but I agree that it’s not worth spending the money when many of you on here are being so helpful:)

Thank you

Anyone else got an opinion? I'm thinking about booking a vet visit to confirm also

I thought as much

Hi all, I have had my 4 year old mediterranean spur-thigh tortoise since adopting her as a hatchling, and the breeder had told me that she was female. However, after a little bit of research, I am not so sure. What do you think? (ignore the foody face haha)

Ahh great thanks for the advice ??

Thanks so much for the help! I have been looking for something like that cover that you linked so that is really useful ??

This light is hung from the built in lamp stand that just goes slightly off camera there. Yes the bulb emits UV, it is an exo terra sun glo mecury vapour bulb. Thanks for the help!

Hey forum! I have a 1 year old Mediterranean spur thighed tortoise and she lives in the tortoise table that i have shown in the picture. The tortoise table is great and she loves being able to look out and see what we are doing. However, it has recently came to my attention that her shell is...

Also it is very reassuring knowing that other keepers have heard this noise too, at least now I can rule out the absolute worst and focus on finding the cause of this.

Hi! Yes i have read some things about this as mating behaviour however i did see it isn’t common in females. She will usually make this noise when she is about engage in activity such as eating or before going on a walk, when she does it she will normally make the noise 10-20 times in one go and...

Hi! Thank you for the advice, I will continue to monitor her health closely to see if anything changes and I have a general checkup appointment coming up soon anyway so will be sure to mention all of this to her vet just to get another opinion and see if we need to take action. Thanks again

Hi all! I have had my Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise since early march this year and she took a while to settle in and eat properly but after about 3 months we got there and she was happy and healthy and eating well. However, since late August, I have noticed she has started making this...

Thanks for the help! I am spending time acclimating her to her travel box and enclosure she will be in apon arrival (also checking she is happy to eat in both). She is also familiar with the carrier box as the one you have guided me to select, she has travelled in before. Will be doing my best...

Hi again, thanks for the advice will be something I will have a look into but trying to budget my spending on things like equipment lately as I am running out of money but it will be something I check out.