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my tortoises are outside now and the weather has been good here in California so I haven't worried. They adapted well and all has been good. Well I was giving them a soak and a wash when I noticed a little scratch and a pretty big size bruise on his side mainly under. I'm very worried but want...

So it took a few weeks since we only had the weekend to work on it, and thank goodness my boyfriend the "real tortoise owner" helped me for all of the grunt work that had to be done :D:D So i have pictures from start to finish not as many pictures of the process as i wanted but ill explain it...

When its cold i can bring them inside. But at night in Cali its kind of cold but not bad if they have a hide to hide in. And for winter they hibernate in the garage or inside. But anyways 2 questions... -How old do they need to be to start living outside? If they have 100% full coverage from...

So what is the best heat light for my CDT for the box they sleep in at night? its just a sleep box nothing fancy. What is a good light? I seen a few, like a cheap red light for heat, or that CHE i see people talk about. Please and thank you :)

Hey just curious i dont rememeber if i asked this before but the day i got my torts i noticed they had different cut outs in their shell above their tail. Its how i have determined whos who since day one haha. Well i was just thinking about it, does anyone have torts with chips / cut outs ?? Its...

I know one is lettuce but its romaine. And i dont always give them it. But just look at that tounge!!

I dont know what i was thinking at the time. I guess i was jusy so excited about getting my torts. But im not a new mommy anymore i have them for over 2 years lol i wana change my name

Hi everyone! Im doing a big project... well big to me with my busy busy schedule. Well one thing im doing is going to see if i can get my green thumb back and grow plants for my torts so i dont have to worry about chemicals from already bloomed plants from the store. Im going to make plant trays...

So i have had my 3 babies from when they were a week old and they are a little over a year. One had problems in the past but now is just like the others. The thing thay amazes me is how they all cuddle and have to lay their heads on one another while they sleep. To this day one of them or both...

Hey everyone i just wanted to say i love this forum and everyone is always so amazing and helpful and kind. Well i just wanted to make this post because i dont see many desert tortoise owners on here. And i have 3 and they are a little over a year. And many of you have helped me with my little...

What are your guys opinions on keeping a Sulcata Tortoise and Desert Tortoises ? I know to seperate males and females. But just curious on everything about this? Because im planning on getting a Sulcata and i already have 3 Desert Torts. BTW Animals are not a hobby to me they are family :)

Ahh okay so i got top soil nd there is no white things nd nothing else bad inside besides some sticks i took out. Well i have just put them inside and set everything up. Nd while i was just sitting there watching them i found 2 ants, a few little baby tiny tiny spider looking things and like a...

I am going to buy soil for my torts outdoor enclosure. I was wondering what kind of soil is everyone using? Anything new or different?? Or should i just stick to top soil from home depot?

Hey everyone i have 3 desert torts that are a little over a year i have owned them since they were 1 week old. Nd they never gone into hibernation. Its not that cold yet in California so i still have been keeping them outside in the day to get sun but i noticed they have stopped eating maybe a...

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So it had been very hot here in cali, but recently it had rain for a small chunk of the 2 days and very heavy . Well i found mushrooms in their enclosure and got sorta of worried. What if they would have ate them??

Hi everyone! I just moved to the city of Riverside and for the first time ever my dogs have ticks. So many!! We are doing everything we can to try to get rid of them from the yard and i spend Hours and hours everyday picking them off. Well unfortunately my baby boy Eli, had had ones as big as...

So i have them in the house and get them sun all the time and its a big indoor enclosure but being summer time still, and i moved. So i want to build an outside enclosure. I have started with a big wood garden box i have some organic flowers and clovers growing in it and im going to add repti...

Can i have strawberry clovers as my tortoises "bedding"?