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I need to verify some info I was given and have been applying to my tort care for the past 4 yrs. I was told uvb lamps should run 80% of the length of my enclosure. Is this bad, and what is best? Because if it doesn't need to be so long, I'd like to get a shorter fixture and not have to be...

Franklin was walking around the basement, one minute his eye looked fine and the next time I looked at him he looked like this... Sometime when he's sticking his penis out, he rises up and his eyes roll back in his head. It looks like one got stuck.

Hi forum, long time, no chat. Summer was a breeze, at least for finding a large variety of plants for Franklin to eat because he mostly grazed outside or I could pick stuff somewhere. Now it's cold in VA. He's been eating a mixture of dandelion leaves, cactus leaf, and Mazuri. The Mazuri package...

Franklin is approximately 3 years old and for the past few days he has had his penis hanging out non stop. It first came out when he was taking a poop in the yard. Sometimes he'll suck it almost all the way back in then it comes right back out. When he's in his table he gets dirt all over it and...

If allowed, Franklin will eat nearly all day long. He grazes a several hours during the day before I go to work and stays in his table, inside, for the evening and night. I also leave food in there for him at night. If not, he stomps around and destroys his place then retreats to his hide:) I...

Sometimes while my approximately 3 year old Sulcata is grazing in the yard, he eats the roots of the plants ( like grass and clover). Is this safe for them to eat? I know lots of animals eat plant roots for extra nutrients so unless I hear otherwise, I won't stop him. Also, I feed him cactus...

Almost 2.5 yrs old. 7.3 lbs. 14" on the top and 10" on the bottom carapace.

The other day I took Frank outside when it was sunny and the temp was 63. She wandered around and ate the usual grass and clover that she always does. I did catch her trying to devour one of her old turds I had thrown out, but I snatched it from her before he got any down. As soon as I brought...

Frank is so happy it's spring. Today is the first day it's above 60 degrees. She ate a little bit is spending more time exploring. She always likes to head for the woods for some reason. She's bound to have another growth spurt here soon:) This first year with such and amazing creature has been...

We've had Frank for little over a year now. He's gained about 6lbs and doubled in length, but I also think his sex is not what I thought ( I was going with what the previous owner said). Here are some pics, let me know what you think please:) He's 9" long Coming to get some food. He...

Franklin has been quickly outgrowing his hide. I filled his with a lot of substrate so he can dig every night before he goes to bed. Sometimes dirt even flies out the entrance:) I put several rocks under his heat lamps so they'll get warm and he loves resting his head on them while he's...

He grew like crazy this summer. A huge jump from when I got him. I'm starting to think he's a lady also. I'll have to get some anal acute pics and ask what y'all think. Also, how does his pyramiding look? He had it a little when I got him, I've been doing as much as possible to prevent it any...

Long time so see tort forum! Here's a couple pics of Frank outside during the last of VA's warm weather before he became housebound

Hopefully this is a simple Q. What temperature is too cold to have my sully outside? I thought I've read no cooler than 70. Right now most days in northern Virginia are in the mid 70's to low 80's. I let Franklin outside to get some natural sunlight and UVB as possible and to get in some serious...

I have really grown to love my tortoise and couldn't imagine my life without him!

Franky Monster getting his soak on. It's another hot day here in northern VA!!

Here's Franklin when I first got him, 11/27/11, when he was 6" and weighed 12oz This is him now. 9" and 2lbs 10oz. I think the pyramiding that his shell was showing when I first got him has been smoothing out, and he's warmed up to me. I'm proud of myself for the way I've been taking care of...

While I'm trying to get an outdoor enclosure together, Franklin is still living inside in his table, but it is so hot. The outside temps in VA where I live are in the high 90s-100+ daily. I only have a window AC unit, but I've been keeping the door to his room closed so he doesn't catch a cold...

Someone who said they used to be a manager at a pet store told me they saw sulcatas on a list of animals not allowed in VA. I had suspicions about this before because breeders I found online said they didn't ship here, but I can't find concrete info on the Internet that says if they're allowed...

I'm starting this tread bc of a comment made about a pic put up by pga7602. I never planned on having my boy have any cement that he would walk around on daily, but why does cement make that happen, and can they be caused by other things?