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Hello, Just wanted to check if this is normal. My desert tortoise is about 7.5 inches long now. He started making this sniffling noise. I know that a breathing whistle can mean signs of respiratory infection, but I don't know if this is really that. He never makes a sound when breathing unless...

Thank you for the feedback and for the personal experience! I appreciate it :)

What is dangerous about letting one roam my living room? We do not use any chemicals or pesticides on the floor. I also make sure the temperature in my house is adequate at that time. My fridge, stove, etc are all blocked off underneath so they cannot crawl under. My tortoise has been tested for...

Okay thank you for the advice! I will do the underground retreat for mine as well. I looked through your other post that you linked and I was happy to see that I have been doing a lot of that and my outdoor enclosure looks very similar. Anything extra I saw on your post I will be utilizing as...

thank you for the response. I realize that I assessed their behaviors wrong and will correct it.

Thank you for the reply! I appreciate all the help and tips. I realize that I have assessed their behaviors wrong and will correct that! I was associating it more with dog or cat behavior but I see how I was wrong. I have been doing those things for them. My vet had told me that they should not...

Hello, thank you for the reply.. They are siblings from the same batch. I am in no way a rescue or have other breeds of tortoises. I was just asked to take them and rehome them. I have been doing a lot of research and I believe that I have a good setup and am doing a good job at taking care of...

They are desert tortoises. So at the moment, I have 4 hatchlings in the same enclosure. They are about a week old. They sleep by eachother, they wake up together, they are always in the same area together. However, I definitely see that I am associating these more like dog behaviors rather than...

Thanks!! I've been trying to do more research since I have rescued some babies and am rehoming them. I will read those :)

So I know tortoises are solitary.. but two of the baby tortoises are inseparable and they are both female. Is it possible to keep them in one house if they have separate sleeping tanks and basking areas but have a common area to be together occasionally? Or am I seeing too much into them doing...