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So Herschel is enjoying living in his outdoor enclosure now that it's summertime. Unfortunately today when I went to water down his "dirt" as I'll call it, a bunch of ants appeared! Anyone got any ideas on how to get rid of these pests? Are they capable of hurting my tort? Obviously I'll...

I just ordered 2 lbs of the Mazuri tortoise food. I'm wondering, how long will that last until I need more for my Russian (about 5 inches long)?

Let me know if you can't see these pics, otherwise it won't be funny.... Herschel is missing.... Dig a little bit and find an interesting new rock in his cage, but still no Herschel... Wait a minute...You look familiar? Herschel, it is you!!! It's 104 today, and when I...

I have this lovely Russian tortoise, Herschel, who is living inside my home right now, but I'm thinking of moving him outside to my patio, but the temps concern me. I live in Southern California. The temps in the day get up to 80-90 degrees and down to 60-65 at night where I am. I know that...

I'm not sure if this upload will work or not, but I'll try! I got my Russian tortoise named Herschel just yesterday. I'm not sure how old he is, but I'm guessing at least 5 years or so. I still have to measure him, but he's not that big yet. 4" or so?

So I'm getting a Russian tortoise tomorrow, and so far I have everything all set up except I don't have the food yet. I was thinking of feeding Zoo Med Natural Grassland Tortoise Food pelleted diet because it seems like a quality diet and supplementing it with fresh vegetables, but it seems...