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I was out in the yard seeing what was coming up and these three caught my eye. A plant ID app says they are, from left to right: nipplewort, wall lettuce and hawks bit? Second photo shows the hairs on the two leaves. Is the app correct?

Like the title says, I have to go out of town for two nights, perhaps just one if we can push it. I do not have family that is close and there is a SMALL chance a friend, an hour away, COULD watch Axl, cage and all. However, in the chance she can not. Can I make a travel cage for him? What do I...

So, I know that tortoises absorb everything through their shells and toxins and such are not advisable for a tortoise to come into contact with. My partner is a plumber and has expressed concern about our hot water tank and Axls daily baths and substrate soakings. Hot water tanks tend to be very...

Is it normal for hatchlings to stay away past lights off at night. Sometimes hes burrowed or tucked into a hide and sometimes hes just out under where his light was, sleeping. I usually end up tucking him under a hide when he does this- not knowing if he'll stay there all night or move...

After a few days of having Axl (weeks ago) I saw him pee in his daily bath, carrot at the time since he wasn't eating. Since then I have not see another pee, or white urates (sp?) but I have seen a few poop pellets. Should I be seeing this white substance since I have also read that a well...

Yesterday I purchased a bag of mazuri tortoise pellets from the local petstore. I fed Axl half a water softened pellet yesterday and today he is quite...lazy. Tucked into his shell, streching out his legs, not running towards his salad, even after our morning bath time. He didn't even seem to...

I am so excited to see the proper substrate in Axls enclosure and I sincerely hope he starts to burrow soon. Soon I will plant some Christmas cactus in the pot and possibly the African violet in another pot. The soil is about and inch and a half deep on the humid side and slowly increases to...

The enclosure Axl is in is 38.5" x 23" (a repurposed rabbit hutch) where would the best placement be for a single hydro/thermo meter or is this enclosure large enough to require two of these combo meters? In that case, I will only have access to one for the next week, so the best placement for...

I went into my local garden center and asked for organic top soil since I didn't see any and after a brisk comment about not knowing what organic soil actually is he directed me to a bag of "the best no additives top soil". I gave it a once over and bought it, trying to get out of the store as...

Because come on- how cute?!

I was gifted a 250 Watt CHE. Is this too strong to use for a hatchling hermann? If it is useful I think it would probably be used here in the deep winter when our single pane windows suck our heat out of the house.

Hi! First off I am glad I found this place. I have been cruising the threads for days now and frantically taking notes. Okay, for the last few weeks I have been watching a friends adult hermann while they house hunted (their home burnt down). This tortoise I was watching was free roam in his...