I am really confused. It has been very cold (60 degrees! I KNOW!) here and lightly rainy (San Diego). As of a few weeks ago my torts have not been eating. It has been too cold to bring them out so they are just sleeping in their pen. They are not hibernating. I am confused whether it is...
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My tortoises ,(2 desert tortoises) around the age of 4-5 years old, have been slow at eating and haven't been very active. They still will go out of their way to eat hibiscus flowers but haven't been eating a lot. Is this normal for this type of year? Some days they are very...
I decided to wake my torts. up today. It has been about 2 months? They were in hibernation around Thanksgiving time. Anyways... There are lots of weeds for them to eat. When they woke up Buster (one of them) opened one eye but the other eye had trouble opening. This happened with the other tort...
Hey everyone! I have two desert tortoises. They are about 3 years old now. I was wondering if you would suggest hibernation or not. Right now they are outside in their pen. They are slow and barely eat anymore. Should I set up a cardboard box for them to sleep in during the winter (which would...
I bought two packs of Burpee Mixed flowers: Heralds of Spring Mix.
I wanted to plant these flowers in their enclosure, but I'm not sure if they are edible.
The flowers included in the mix are: Myosotis, Lubularia, Clarkia, Escholzia, Gaillardia, Helichrysum, Dianthus, Iberis, Phaecelia...
In my tortoise pen outside there are four plants growing. We are pretty sure they are tomatillos. We are not sure what to do because they are growing where the tortoises walk. Are they edible?
If a tortoise would try to eat them would it be harmful?
Are heat rocks safe? I bought a timer,the heat rock, and a temperature changer that allows me to change the temp. of the heat rock. Will they burn my tortises? It won't be on all the time, Just at nights.
So we had a garden a few months ago, not in use anymore, and we were wondering if we could use it as a tortoise enclosure. It does have little white things in it, from the soil, are they safe for tortoises.?
Hey everyone! I have two tortoise named Buster and Mia. They are both around 2 years old. I had them for a year and a half or more now. Hope to talk to you guys soon!