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Hello everyone! It’s been a year and what a year since we adopted “Tonka” (formerly “Tallulah”) from Texas. I know when we first brought “him” home we were so grateful for the forum and all the wonderful advice that was given. It is quite an undertaking preparing for a tortoise addition and...

Hello. Tonka is a 2 1/2 year old male sulcata. Adopted him at a year weighing 9.1 lbs. He is now 16.9 lbs. He lives outdoors here in Alabama which has no shortage of humidity. He has his heated house he can go in and out whenever he chooses. He has a soaking bowl, shade and lots of sunny...

Morning y’all! I’ve been trying to look up what is the world’s tiniest tortoise breed is for about 30 minutes. WIFI is almost nonexistent here. Can anyone tell me what the tiniest tortoise breed is and where it is from?

As a tortoise newbie I have nothing but praise for this forum. There is so much to learn but this forum shares so much learned thru experience that it has saved us newbies lots of grief. The best advice I read but didn’t get to follow was “have your house and enclosure ready BEFORE you bring...

Can a male sulcata be neutered or is that ridiculous?

Am a new tortoise owner. Drove to Texas to adopt a 2 year old female sulcata tortoise. The drive home was the first surprise. Who knew a tortoise could have gas like an elephant? 28 hours there and back...after the ice storm. I’ve had her for about a month and noticed she was so much bigger...