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Just adopted 2 desert tortoises. One is about 5” and the other about 8”. They are slightly pyramided but nothing crazy. They have full access to the backyard where a lot of weeds are growing. I also have opuntia, grasses, succulents and hibiscus planted for them. I made a burrow for them but...

$40. Looks to be in good shape, no crazy pyramiding. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/pet/d/san-jose-red-foot-tortoise-enclosure-40/7621024149.html

Has anyone seen these barnacle removal vids on YouTube? His channel is filled with these vids, kind of like those ear wax removal videos lol. All his video titles say sea turtles but looks to me like freshwater turtles or am I mistaken?

Yoshi’s been feeling horny and humping rocks in the yard almost every morning. These are smooth river rocks so no rough edges or anything. Today I noticed blood on his tail. Is this a cause for concern? Am giving him a warm bath now. Can I wipe it off with a cotton swab?

I live in Elk Grove, Ca. Summers here are HOT and pretty dry. Winters in the 30’s. Currently I have a 6 yr old leopard, Yoshi, who has a heated house and has the whole yard to graze and explore. Am thinking of adding a couple of redfoots for my sideyard separate from Yoshi. I plan to make a mini...

Anyone feed bunch grass (or tussock) to their tortoises?

Currently I have 4 adult RES in my pond. I live in the Sacramento area and was wondering if Mississippi map turtles can be kept outdoors year round? Pond is 12x10’ and 4’ deep (about 3,000 gallons). Has plenty of filtration (botton drain, sieve, skimmer, sand and gravel filters). Also has air...

Anyone feed their tortoise grass from a feed store? I tried hay before but Yoshi won’t eat it. Not even if wet it and cut it up. He doesn’t like orchard grass also. I’m not certain what sort of grass they carry but it’s in a bale.

I have 4 awesome adult red eared sliders in my 3,000 pond. I got them from a guy who rescued them from an abandoned pond which was completely drained so the turtles were put of water for a while. He rescued about 20 or so turtles. Anyway, they seem very happy in the pond and have freedom to roam...

I just got a bunch of food grade spineless cactus for free, some small (6"-1 ft), some big and thick (2 ft). Picked up about 50 or more pieces. (The guy had a huge row of them growing on his property). I read on the forum that some people feed this regularly. Can I feed any size or should I cut...

My 4 year old leopard, Yoshi, leaves his box whenever he does his business in it. He seldom stays out for long except to eat and drink so whenever I see him walking outside the yard for a long time, that means I gotta clean up. He won't stay inside his box until I clean up all of it completely...

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/for/5950617007.html $150 for everything not bad. Hope someone can help this poor guy.

Thinking of getting one in the near future but I'm wondering if feeding them weeds (like the ones a russian tort eats) as a primary food source is a good idea? I read that they eats dandelions, mallow, clover, and other weeds. Of course I'll still feed the required seeds and veggies. I was just...

Found this in the local Craigslist: https://sacramento.craigslist.org/pet/5891739409.html 8 inches for a 7 year old seems small to me but he looks pretty good with minimal pyramiding. I've made several attempts to contact the owner since he posted the ad about 2 weeks ago but I'm guessing all...

At 10 inches, (he is over 3 years old) is 40- mid 50 an acceptable humidity level? Temp is in the low 80's in the nightbox. Damp orchid bark substrate. I use a heat mat and radiant heat panel on a thermostat. I don't notice any pyramiding than what he already had before but I might be wrong...

I'm in Elk Grove,CA 95757. Can anyone point me in the direction of where I can acquire a cdt? Hopefully not from somewhere too far. The farthest I can travel would be in the Bay area. Male or female, doesn't matter. I love my torts and have room in the yard for another (to be kept separately, of...

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Here is an update to my enclosure build. A little over 6', 30" wide and about 20" high. It's been sitting unoccupied for months since summer. I intended it to be the winter quarters for my leopard but he is just too big now and prefers to live outdoors so I rearranged things and put my russian...

Yoshi (3 yrs old next month and about 10") has been living in the great outdoors 24/7 in a heated house since May this year. He has a planted enclosure 15' x 13' but he seems to spend all day in his house. The only time I see him graze is when I put him out but then he will go straight back in...

Since my leopard has moved out to the yard full-time I wanted to modify his closed chamber into something else. The bottom half was a bookcase which I now took apart. This used to be the top half (I just put the original plywood flooring on the bottom. Had to cut it down to size a little to...