Hey guys, so I have this 1.5-year-old Burmese star. When I first got the tort I was not too concerned about the plastron as I thought the tortoise was younger than the actual age and thought the flexibility was normal. However, upon learning the age I read the plastron is generally hardened by...
Here’s a couple pics, this tort is a little over 3 months old, and scutes seem to be very defined. So defined intact I’m hoping is not a predictor of impending pyramiding. What’s this look like to you guys, normal or.....if a paranoid question sorry, but I’d rather ask and stop a problem before...
Hi guys I had another question, I have my enclosure setup with a little cave for my tort to hide in. He has uva/uvb/CHE on in his enclosure. The only problem I am having is that from my understanding young tortoises need a fair amount of light exposure to aid with metabolism etc. My little tort...
So this morning I noticed this little sprouting plant that popped up in Yoshi’s enclosure, I put organic soil in there about a week ago and it crossed my mind their might have been a seed that came in the soil that started growing. Just want to make sure it’s not toxic! So any ideas what this is?
Hello all, I have recently purchased a Burmese star tortoise and can’t seem to find evidence that he is pooping or producing urinates. About the tort: he/she is 2 months old, I have created habitat using reptibark and organic soil. He has a basking area with a rock to climb, the lower basking...