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Okay, so it has been many years since I've had my tortoises inside. They're all big now and live outdoors year round with heated boxes in winter. Lots of care suggestions have changed since I got them 13 years ago so I wanted to get some opinions. I'm about to build a new tortoise table for...

For those with smaller tortoises/babies, I'd love to see your enclosed outdoor enclosures. My Russian is getting an updated pen when it gets warmer and I now have a baby Sulcata who needs to enjoy some outdoor living without me worrying about hawks and raccoons and all that. I figure whatever I...

Okay so I haven't been active in a couple of years since I built my Leopard's heated night box (Thank you, Tom!!!!) and my Russian's partially underground box (Thank you yet again, Tom!) Anyway, this will be my second year letting my tortoise hibernate on his own outside. The box I built last...

So for those who have followed my posts, I have built a heated box for my Leopard so she can be outside longer. Well.... She will come out, but she won't go back in!!! Doesn't matter how I try to train her or entice her, she refuses to go in without me putting her in. Because of this, I've...

Okay so I think my Russian is trying to give me a heart attack on this lovely morning. He had his breakfast then his warm soak. The water was as deep as it always is, a little above the bottom of his shell, deep enough that he can submerge most of his head if he wants. That being said, he began...

So according to Petsmart, Russian tortoises are communal. Also, according to petsmart per their set up, a Russian is fine in a 10 gallon tank with a companion. I'm telling you, I almost left with them both, but look what they're asking for them!!

So I took the advice of a few members here and decided to attempt a night box for my Leopard. I updated some pics in another thread, but I'll post them here as well. I am not handy in the slightest, nor is my husband, but we made this work!! I have never been more proud of a project before. Yes...

So as my night box nears completion, I'm looking for a thermostat for my heater. I've heard really good things about the Jump Start (Hydrofarm?) I've heard about the Zilla also. Does anyone have a preference between these two? Other suggestions? Thanks...

Took some pics of my boy, Zoya this afternoon. He's a territorial little thing, but full of spunk. Give me your finger....

Took a few pics of my girl, Cleo this afternoon before her soak. I can't stand that she is pyramided, but the 'wet' start wasn't even considered when I got her nearly 10 years ago. Perfectly healthy and happy otherwise. She's a mini tank!

Venting moment: So I'm at work calculating the cost of my heated night box for my Leopard Tortoise as well as the cost to redo our fence in the back yard since it's about 20 years old or more and rotting. Well I'm surfing lumber stores near me when my co-worker says, "Why don't you just use...

Before anyone jumps to conclusions, I do NOT offer bugs or any other animal protein to my Russian Tortoise. That noted, I have caught him a few times purposely chasing grasshoppers, crickets, large ants, anything he can see. On occasion, I've seen him catch them and start eating them. (I bred...

So I've been working in my Russian Tortoise pen recently and I wanting to grow some things for him to eat. Has anyone tried this for their Russians? I head good things about Carolina Pet Supply: http://www.carolinapetsupply.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=590 With it...

So my husband and I spent today to work on my Russian's pen and night box (one of Tom's designs). Keep in mind that this is just the beginning. We have a long way to go. I'm planning to do what another member here did and use quikrete to make a shallow water dish. Sorry some of the pics aren't...

Hello there. This is the first time since I got my leopard that she has gotten to be outdoors full time. WOO! Neight of us could be happier about that. That being said, this is also the first time I have had to worry about temperatures outside in order to care for her. I live in GA up above...

Over the years I've seen a couple of pictures from people who converted dog kennels into tortoise pens. As of late, has anyone else tried this? I just bought my first house and priority #1 is to get my tortoises outside. I like the idea of the kennel because I can put a top on it and won't have...

So a few weeks ago when the heat wasn't scorching to the point of nausea just by walking outside, I sat outside with the shell babies for a few hours each day just watching them graze. Well... I watched Cleo (Leopard) graze and watched Zoya (Russian) do everything in his power to eat me or run...

Does anyone else have a nightmare of a time finding pet sitters?? I recently flew to Pennsylvania for my sister in law's wedding and college graduation (On the same day) and it was the most difficult thing ever to get a sitter. I had to depend on a friend (who proceeded to invite ANOTHER friend...

Quick pic I took of Zoya yesterday. He's a little escape artist and is constantly challenging me and checking every spot of his enclosure. His most recent offense of he dogs into the plastic of the enclosure and gets stuck. Still a cutie pie.

This boy is looking for a new home. I'm planning to move soon and I really want him to go to a nice outdoor yard and be safe from predators. He was hatched in 2008 and is very small for his age. He does have some pyramiding as the 'correct' way to home them when I got into the hobby was to be...