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I have had a horrible tragedy. I want to share my story so that some other people's tortoises might be saved. This week, a rat, or possibly multiple rats, came inside my home and attacked my tortoises. My little Russian Tortoise died in the attack and one of my redfoots died shortly after...

I got this guy back at the end of January. He was never soaked by his former owner and was being fed just kale and carrots. I have no idea what his lighting situation was like back then. He has been recovering and doing well for me up until a couple of days ago when I noticed his chin seems...

Someone contacted me about this little guy and they do not know his species as he was a gift? Can anyone tell me what kind he is?

I noticed last night that my largest sulcata seems to have a little cut or scrape right below his mouth, on his chin. It *could* be just a little leftover strawberry, but, he is extremely shy and will not let me touch his face, or get near it with anything at all. Is there maybe something I...

Top is when I first got them, and bottom one is now. I think it's stunning how much better they look today than they did then! I love these beautiful little guys so much!! ?

Enclosed Cage Has anyone bought one of these from New Egg? The listing has 0 reviews and no size specifications, so I don't know if it would be a good enclosure for hatchling torts, or if it's far too small. I have contacted New Egg, but they were unable to give me any information.

I have lots of these in my yard. Anyone know what they are and if they're safe for torts?

I've seen a lot of contradicting information about proper enclosures for tortoises, mainly the humidity vs ventilation topic. Some advocate for closed enclosures with better ability to maintain humidity, while a great many others seem to advocate for tortoise tables with more ventilation. The...

So, since Day 1 we have made a lot of progress and we all have names now as individuality becomes more obvious. I have been treating with an athlete's foot cream, Butenafine based. (I hope this one is relatively safe for torts?) It seemed to be the most common medication Walmart had to treat...

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gardeners-2-cu-ft-Orchid-Bark-Medium-8068/100303270 Is this the Orchid Bark I often see people talking about making good substrate? Do you typically mix it with top soil, or just leave it pure? I know this is especially good for red foots. Would you want to use...

I've found plentiful info about how antisocial Russians are, and how social red foots can be, but I haven't yet found much out about sulcatas and their social habits. I've seen some videos from reptile keepers who seem to house multiple sulcatas together, but I don't know how common this is? Do...

I got these guys for free off of craigslist, so, naturally, I expected some problems. They are vibrant, bright eyed, eating machines. They are energetic and playful almost like puppies! They're approximately 1 year old. The substrate they came in was SUPER wet. I have put them on some dryer...