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Hi! I have been away from tortoise forum for awhile, but I'm back with more questions. For the past few months my tortoise Apollo has been making a weird noise, it is kind of a clicking sound but kind of squeaky...? It occurs randomly but really right after he drinks. He is about 1 year and 2...

Hey guys! So Apollo is slumbering away under his basking light. His food is all gone. He ate the whole thing today! Unexpected. Think he is getting ready for a growth spurt. On the note of all-eaten-food, I decided that I better look into some live plants that can always be available for the...

So my School's Annual Science Fair is coming up next month. Unlike the other, quote on quote, "Normal Kids" I want to do my project on my tortoise. WOW, you wouldn't BELIEVE how complicated things got after I made that statement. I had to get specialized permission to bring in a live animal...

Today we hit a huge milestone in the tortoise world. I found Apollo self-soaking for the first time!!!! SQUEE! This is so so exciting. I am going to be doing water switches everyday instead of every other, and soak once a day instead of twice a day. This takes such a huge weight of my shoulder...

SO... I have been going on in my research thinking that my tortoise is a Greek. But...is he?? I am not so sure now. I have been looking around and it seems that my hatchling looks almost identical to a Hermann's...his plastron does not look the same as a Greek's. I included pictures in this...

Hey Moderators! This is a thread for putting up with us crazies another year! I salute you for all your tolerance, and I thank you for sharing your stories and tortoises with us! We all know we are not an easy bunch to handle, making your job so important. We love to fight in the debate...

Hello all! By reading the subject you probably are aware that this summer I am going to North Carolina. My hatchling tortoise is going to have to stay home because the beach house we are renting does not allow pets. Someone needs to keep an eye on him but I don't know anyone who can...

Hey guys! Apollo has been doing some strange (yet adorable) things. First of all he has been changing his bathing habits. Usually its just a quick 10-minute soak and then he wants to get out. He doesn't pee or poop or drink. He crawls onto my hand and nips me if I don't lift him out of the...

VOTE: Charlie is no longer a Hermann's tortoise, therefore he no longer should have a regular name. To celebrate our discovery, I am holding a vote for his new GREEK name, and the choices are: ~Chelone~ (greek for tortoise) ~Zeus~ ~Apollo~ ~Ares~ *please vote because I can't decide on my...

So I wanted a tortoise. That's where it all started. That's where everything starts on this website, isn't it? 'Get a tortoise' they said. 'It will be fun' they said. Well, it sure hasn't been easy!!! I asked for this MALE HERMANN'S TORTOISE in late august, got a southern painted turtle (that I...

Hello! I have recently purchased a Hatchling Hermann's Tortoise from Tortoise Shack named Charlie. Not exactly a fairytale, long story short, Charlie came rock hard and cold as ice, almost dead! After a nice bath and a basking session, Charlie was eating and moving and yes, pooping, all...