Tobias woke up from hibernation today, he has been buried since mid October. He lives outdoors all year round (Las Vegas) and does as he pleases in his enclosure.
I noticed my 3.5 year old Russian Tortoise has some carapace scutes that seem to separating at the seam line. I will post some pictures this weekend, but was wondering if anyone knows what could be causing this. The tortoise is active, eats well (tortoise food with calcium sprinkled on top and...
I know you are not supposed to mix species, but a guy at work has raised a baby russian and baby desert tortoise together since they were babies. They have been living together outside year round for over five years now in southern Nevada.
I was surprised by this and thought they would get...
Well I finally got a baby Russian Tortoise for Christmas. I wanted to name him/her Valdamir but the wife likes Toby the Turtle. So, it was either no tortoise or one named Toby, so Toby it is. Will be getting a zoomed tortoise house once they are in stock again.
Okay these might be a stupid questions, but:
Just out of couriosity how much does it cost to feed an adult sulcata tortoise every month? I have seen some 100+ pounds torts on Youtube and they seem to eat a lot.
For those with adult Sulcata with small yards in cooler climates, where and how to...
Hello from Las Vegas, NV
I am thinking about getting a Mediterranean tortoise most likely a Russian tortoise. I was wondering if anyone here has made / dug an outdoor burrow for your tortoise to hibernate outside?
I was reading the Nevada Tortoise Group website and if you adopt a Desert...
Hello,
From Las Vegas, NV. As a kid I use to have a large desert tortoise that would roam the backyard, that was years ago. Well, now I would like to get another tortoise that I can keep outside year round.
I plan on digging a burrow for the tortoise - seen several youtube video's on doing...
Greeting from Vegas.
I am looking at getting a baby / small tortoise and buying a Zoomed tortoise house. Ideally, I want a species of tortoise that can live outdoors in Vegas year round. The plan is to dig a burrow for the tortoise once it out grows the Zoomed tortoise house.
So, my...