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I brought home a Greek tort whom I believe is dehydrated if not extremely dehydrated from the pet store I work at. When you pick him up he feels almost like he is hollow inside, is very skinny for his size, has somewhat sunken in eyes, doesn't move too much from the place you set him, and...

My new little greek tort I got on last Tuesday is doing great and is eating much better now with a better diet and yummy treats!! He is such a cutie!!

I'm waiting for the next snow storm to pass in a couple of days to plant grass, weeds, flowers, and many succulents!! Tell me what you think please :) All three torts exploring :) Uncovered And covered to keep predators out

I'm building a new outdoor enclosure for my Russians this spring and was just wondering if 42.5 sq ft was big enough for 2 RT? I should include that i was thinking the total enclosure will be 68 sq ft but 25.5 sq ft was going to be for my little Greek tort. Do you think that is okay too?? Thanks...

UPDATE!!! Now his left eye is covered by his membrane and his right eye is worse and I can now see the dirt in the corner of his eye above the membrane but I can't get it out by flushing or baths. I'm going to change his substrate immediately but What should I do to help his eyes?? It seems so...

UPDATE!!! Now his left eye is covered by his membrane and his right eye is worse and I can now see the dirt in the corner of his eye above the membrane but I can't get it out by flushing or baths. I'm going to change his substrate immediately but What should I do to help his eyes?? It seems so...

I just got a new greek tortoise yesterday and his eyes looked very healthy but today his right eye is half covered by his membrane. I'm pretty worried that dirt is stuck in his eye. His substrate is the ZooMed EcoEarth Coconut Substrate and the ZooMed ReptiBark mixed together. He is behaving...

I recently just started a new job as a reptile specialist at pet store that advertises it's concern for providing animals with the best quality of life yet it appears they don't. As I was cleaning some Greek Tortoises tanks today I heard the horror stories of how they're shipped to the store and...

I have two Russian Tortoises. The male I've had for 11 years and the female for 2 years. I just recently switched their substrate to hay from bark and ever since the female has had more urates in her urine than in the past. They seem to love the hay more than the bark because its easier to dig...

Hi there, my name is Corey and I'm from Denver, Colorado. I have two Russian Tortoises that I love to pieces. I have a male that I've had for 11 years named Sherman and a female that I've had for 2 years named Penny! I found this website by researching better ways in re-hydrate my female tort...