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Heartbroken We just moved in June from Phoenix AZ To Oshkosh Wisconsin. I have 4 large Sulcata tortoises from 50lbs to 100lbs. They transitioned great and have been great. Once the weather changed we enclosed a section of the garage and added blankets, hay and heat lights plus they had the...

Does anyone have an adult female redfoot tortoise they need to rehome. I'm in Phoenix Arizona.

I had some Sulcata babies that hatched naturally from one of the nest. So far there's 17 , they are slowly leaving the burrow. I'm looking for an easy simplified care sheet to give to new owners when the babies are ready.

I have a 10 year old male sulcata tortoise, he's 22inches long about 100 pounds. Just recently he started dragging his left hind leg. He is still eating/drinking as he normally would. Diet is backyard grass/weeds and dark leafy greens. I spray him with water and soak the yard daily, he has a...

Okay so the back story is grim. A friend of ours his neighbor was killed in her home July 19th of this yearshe bred Sulcata tortoises, the police took the 2 big ones but I guess she had a clutch that hatched. (all family lives out of state in Texas and did not want the torts) There were babies...

Here is the last of our new additions This one seems too small,shell doesn't look that great. Looks like it's beak is overgrown but not sure I've never had a Russian but always wanted one. Husband's friend housed it with 2 large sulcatas and 1 redfoot, the temps were kept high and housed on...

Husband's friend gave us all his tortoises He housed the RF with 2 large Sulcatas and 1 Russian. Kept the temps high low humidity and never soaked any of them.Never outside and only greens. I have a covered tort table I'm gonna house it in til it gets bigger. I've been reading a bunch of...

My husband's friend gave us his 4 tortoises Here are the 2 Sulcata: They were on hay since they were hatchlings,he used coil lights, only fed store greens since had no backyard,no natural light,pyramiding present. I can't fix whats already been done but hopefully can get them back on the...

I was wondering if anyone has used the tortoise reptile tub for any of their turtles/torts? Thinking about getting it for my 2 box turtle hatchlings. Here's their link comes in bigger sizes too. Any thoughts or suggestions of what else I can use that won't be as pricy...

Still a work in progress, They came out after the morning warm water mist. Enjoying their worm

We just got 2 baby three toed box turtles ,they are 8 weeks old. They are very alert and active. I've had adult boxies going up but never babies. I have just a few questions: 1.Do they need to be soaked daily 2.I've read to just feed them once a day is that ok they are eating mazuri,saw...

I now have our 4 sulcatas outside and with winter coming I wanted to make them an insulated house at first I was thinking a dog house but then I remembered I have a plastic deck box. They are 4 1/2 inches now. Looking for an easy way to insulate it. Any Ideas welcomed, fyi my husband will...

We just moved our 4 sulcatas to their outdoor enclosure, they are about 4 1/2 inches now. I was just wondering what other people in AZ use for their winter homes. It doesn't get too cold and it never snows in Phoenix , I was thinking an insulated dog house with plastic door flap?? Would love to...

This is Tom (she's a girl but I let the kid's name her, her cage mate Jerry passed away) Our new babies Templeton & Artemis (both males) '

One of my sulcata hatchlings scutes are uneven. Will this affect it's health or is it just cosmetic? The other 3 look fine but now I'm concerned. Here are some pics: And here's a pic of the other 3

My sister's boyfriend found a tortoise on the highway in Northern AZ. It looks like a desert tortoise to me but I'm no expert lol Could anyone confirm sex, it looks female to me??

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/pet/3222978822.html

This morning while checking my desert torts pen I found my bigger one (about 11 inches) flipped over. I'm not sure how long she was flipped,she did urinate & defecated all over herself. I washed her and soaked her right away, she seems fine now but is there anything I should watch for and could...

Hello I might be getting 2 ttbt from my mother in law, they are almost 2 years old but only about 2 inches. Is that normal growth for a box turtle? Also with them being so small should I keep them indoors or build an outdoor enclosure for them? In the past I had 1 adult box turtle but these...

So I've been really wanting to get a tattoo for a while and now I have an idea of what I want. Just need to find a great artist. Anyone know a great tattoo shop/artist in Arizona?