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Our power is out in Texas thanks to the bizarre weather. It almost never gets this cold here so we don't have back up generator or anything to keep the enclosure warm We had to wrap up tortellini just in case. It's already 60 degrees in her enclosure. There's no telling when the power will...

I honestly do not have an established veterinarian for my redfoot. I'm worried mine might be developing a respiratory infection and I guess it wouldn't hurt just to have her looked at. Anyway do any of you know of a good tortoise/reptile veterinarian in the Dallas TX / DFW Area? On the concern...

I just realized that as of today I've been tracking my torts weight for exactly a year. I wanted to share the graph with you guys, I thought it was kinda interesting:

I just wanted to share some pics of turtelini to mark the first year of owning her, my first and only tortoise. I wanted to thank everyone her for providing advice and insight, I think it has really helped me be more comfortable with caring for my tortoise along the way.

I've noticed some tiny white bugs in my enclosure, I had more in the past but they seemed to disappear after I changed the substrate. Recently they've started popping back up; I've changed the substrate again but this time they don't seem to be going away. I believe they are spring tails but I'm...

Hi everyone, I recently purchased a hibiscus plant from a local garden. I forgot to ask whether or not they treat their plants with anything at the time of purchase and unfortunately they've closed for the time being due to COVID. So my question is, is it possible to wash the flowers enough...

I've been growing some dandelions in a hydroponic aerogarden using aerogarden liquid plant food This is probably a stupid question, but is it safe for my redfoot to eat the greens?

I've noticed recently that my RF has started spending a bit more time in the hide box. I'm wondering if its the temperature. She eats just fine in the morning but, but immediately makes her way to her hiding spot when she's done. She doesn't really come out, I've been physically putting her in...

I'm assuming pumpkin is ok for redfoots to eat. I picked up a pumpkin for carving from costco. I wanted to get y'alls opinion on feeding my redfoot the insides of that. Do you think they treat them in any way that could be harmful? Thanks

Are fig leaves ok for a young redfoot? My mother has a fig tree and I'm thinking of taking some leaves home for my ~ 6 month old redfoot, she assures that the tree hasn't been treated with anything. I've read elesewhere that they can eat fig leaves but I wanted to get y'alls opinion.

I just picked up some sunflower sprouts at the farmer's market. Are these safe for my ~5 month old redfoot? What are y'alls thoughts? Thanks

I just went to the Mexican supermarket near my brothers house for the first time, and holy crap their selection is much better and cheaper than the Kroger near me. Anyway I picked up some palm cactus pads and prickly pear fruit. Is it safe for my ~5 month old redfoot? (Removing spines of...

I want to add some more variety to my redfoot's diet. She's ~ 5 months old. I was wondering if its safe to give her canned/dried foods over fresh. Are the preservatives. etc bad for them? For example: Jarred grape leaves: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001KW8JF0/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 Dried...

I recently purchased my first tortoise. She 's ~4-5 months old now (from what the breeder told me). I noticed today that her plastron is a little soft in the middle (the outer edges seem hard). I've read that hatchlings tend to still be soft. I wondering if this is normal for her age. I keep...