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A co-worker informed me that her son discovered a Box Turtle laying eggs while walking their dog. I was very happy to hear this, because box turtles are very scarce in Southwest Michigan. I live on prime woodland and wetland areas, and have never seen one in the wild. The turtle was found on...

I recently replaced the dirt in my tort's enclosure, only to see the place crawling with small ants today in my room. I will change it as soon as possible (both for the tort's sake, and because I don't want them in my house!), but out of curiosity: do ants (non-fire or biting ants) pose any...

My Russian has always been a conservative basker-- never shows any skin when he's just chilling out in his enclosure. Lately I have been seeing him with his neck fully outstretched, laying his head on the ground. Its strange behavior for him, but is it any cause for alarm?

I am about to kill all the dirt in the world. I've tried at least 3 different substrates from pet stores and none hold up well. The current substrate I am using has turned practically to dust, which can't be good if my tortoise is breathing it in. So tell me, is it very unwise just to use...

What sort of substrate would you recommend for a tortoise who will be kept indoors for the winter? I am looking for something that is commercially available (say at Petco, Pet Smart, Pet Supplies plus..).

In the last couple of days, I've noticed my Russian's left eye has been bothering him. It looks as if the eyelid gets stuck, and you can see the skin underneath. I've been thinking of reasons why this could happen. First of all, the substrate I used was a couple of months old. It was composed...

Its been raining all day long here in Michigan. My dog hates the rain because he thinks it automatically means thunder which makes him crazy. So this evening when I was putting him in the garage, I saw at least a dozen baby snappers gathered around the dust-to-dawn light, along with a toad and 3...

Ever since I saw Tonka in the pet store, the look of his shell concerned me. Almost all of the lower scutes look a bit odd-I am wondering if its a case of shell rot. I know pet stores are often cloudy as to proper diets for different tortoises or tortoises in general, and whatever his diet or...

My RT loves to burrow non-stop in the evening. I, myself am an insomniac and I am up incredibly late, so to avoid disturbing Tonka, I tape black construction paper around the enclosure. When I finally do lay down, I can hear him burrowing more and more until he begins scratching against the...

Hello, my name is Trenton and this little guy (or gal :P) is Tonka I am 17, and have loved turtles and tortoises my whole life. I've got loads of books and have read just about everything the internet can provide. I finally bought Tonka today (after saving up for a couple of weeks) and have...