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I discovered today a strange almost wart-like growth on my tortoise’s lower beak just underneath his mouth. I soaked him (Walter) in a warm bath for 25 minutes then tried to clean the area with a q-tip because I thought it might be dried food but it wouldn’t come off and I didn’t want to hurt...

I am so excited about finally being able to upgrade my turtles from a 75 gal to a 125 gal and I wanted to share it with people who are as enthusiastic about turtles as me! I have 3 red eared sliders (2 female 1 male) and a female eastern river cooter, all 5 years+ Some specs: 125 gallon...

Can anyone help me out? I have had this new extra large floating turtle dock from ZooMed for about a month and it works so well and all my turtles love it! But now I’m noticing one of my turtles keeps trying to eat it! I purchased it from amazon and I can’t find any info on what exactly it’s...

My Facebook showed me that I had a memory from 6 years ago today-the day I adopted my first ever turtle! I now have Tenzin, as well as 2 other res, 1 eastern river cooter, a Russian tortoise, and a leopard tortoise. I love them all so much! Also I don’t want anymore turtles haha. Friends are...

Please help!!! My sweet baby Rhae does not seem to be doing as well as when I first got it. I purchased Rhae in the beginning of May at 1 month old from a reptile expo, and it seemed in very good health like the others there. I have other turtles and a tortoise so I was very excited to raise a...

Hang tight, this might be long... I have recently joined the TFO and have found so much information for my new baby leopard tortoise that I feel a little overwhelmed. I have slowly been making changes and I know there is still a lot to do. I would appreciate some feedback for what I have...

Hi all! I just want to share a little bit about myself and why I’ve joined this community. I have owned my Russian Tortoise, Walter, for about 6 years now. I have been wanting another tortoise for a long time and recently got a Leopard Tortoise hatchling, Rhae. Rhae was only 1 month old when I...