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Hi everyone! Just wanted to ask a quick question: Yoshi my tortoise has been slowly recovering since he ate three stones (all now digested). He has had a few vet visits and is now a bit annoyed at me (for obvious reasons!). He has started eating, but his habits are odd. He hasn’t had two...

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some new vivarium layout ideas for my tortoise who hasn’t been too well lately. I’m hoping the new space will get him investigating! Any suggestions for how to decorate a large vivarium that will keep him active? Thank you! 🐢

Hi everyone! I’m hoping you could all give me some advice on my tortoise. Yoshi is three years old and usually is very routined in his movements. He comes out 30 - 40 minutes after his light turns on, sunbathes and then eats his dinner. I clean out his vivarium every month which just happened...

Hi everyone, Bit of a fun observation! My beautiful Russian Tort, Yoshi, has become fascinated in a new ball I put into their enclosure. We have called the ball Wilson (Castaway vibes) because of this new found friendship! Would anyone have any ideas of why my tort likes to hang out with the...

Hi there, fellow tort lovers! My little Yoshi is not so little anymore, and I’m just wondering if anyone could help me with figuring out if they are a boy or girl. I am curious because they are growing bigger and bigger. Yoshi got a lovely new enclosure but I suspect a bigger one will be needed...

Hi everyone, My Russian tortoise is two years old and is growing bigger every day. He has the most gorgeous wee character, but he’s also very fussy and hates change. One problem I have is have hideaway cave: he LOVES it but he’s too wide to really get through it anymore. I have found him, and...

Hi everyone, So today I caught my little one year old Russian tort eating his orchid bark substrate. Immediately I gave him some of his tasty greens out of his bowl (in his vivarium with him) and he started to eat that. I’m a bit worried about impaction, and I’m wondering why he might decide to...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if you could help me determine if my tortoise is a boy or a girl. I’ve been referring to him as a boy for so long, and he responds to “aren’t you a lovely boy?” However I’ve now received quite conflicting information that my little tort may be a girl, so I thought...

Hi everyone, So my lovely tort lives with me in Ireland, so our outdoor time is limited. We’re experiencing warmer weather though so I’m eager for him to get out and get as much sun as possible, particularly for the health of his shell (he has some pyramiding for a baby, so I’m working hard to...

Hi everyone, I have a young tortoise, just under a year old. He’s a feisty little character and full of life. I really want him to trust me more (at the moment his interest in me is a healthy mixture of caution and “you’re just my food supplier”). I spend time talking to him, and I handle him...

Hi everyone, I’m so glad I found this forum! I am a newbie tort owner; I’ve a little baby Horsefield. I’m a bit worried about him at the minute: I changed his substrate to cypress mulch and now all he’s doing is digging in and snoozing. I would feel a lot more content about that if he was...