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Hello everyone, I have an important question. It's bird-related but involves the lighting I use for my tortoises. I recently brought a new parrot home and am very concerned. Birds are extremely sensitive to PTFE and PFOA (shortened versions of the compounds used in Teflon) and I read that some...

Went outside today and I'm positive there were at least 30 dandelions blooming. First thing I thought.... tortoise food!!! Ollie and baby Summer are chomping away. Ollie decided to go sleep behind the couch, so I'll have to go grab him after Summer is done in dandelion heaven. We feed the torts...

Hello everyone, I checked on my RT today and noticed a reddish area on his neck (not pink) and I became worried. I soaked him just in case and it looks sort of like a burn, but his basking spot doesn't go higher than 90 degrees. Here are some photos, I'm really worried. I've had him almost a...

hello everyone! I already have a RT that I've had for almost 7 months now, but we are happy to introduce our newest member of the family! she is a 2.5 month-old eastern hermann's tortoise from gbtortoises. (he incubates at higher temps so there is a 4:1 chance it's a girl, I think.) look at her...

Hi everyone, I have had Ollie for about 6 months now. Today during his soak, I saw some white worm-shaped things in his poop. I am currently transitioning him to Mazuri LS diet so I am feeding him baby kale and a bit of romaine (his favorite treat) to entice him, therefore his poop is loose. Is...

I was at the grocery store today and saw these, bought them for Ollie because they looked like opuntia cactus. If they are not, I'll grill them and eat them myself :) I chopped them up for Ollie so that's why they are in a baggie.

Hello! I was hoping this issue would go away over time and Ollie would eat everything else I give to him... except he doesn't. When I got him at the end of March, he ate everything I gave to him, which was kale, rose petals, and dandelions. He also ate mustard greens and the other grocery store...

Hello :) I would like to know what plants are good for providing shade in an outdoor enclosure, especially after Ollie overheated today while venturing outside. I immediately soaked him in slightly warm water and he's a-okay! He doesn't have an outdoor enclosure right now since I'm in the...

I just came home about 30 minutes ago and went to check on Ollie my male RT when my brother told me to see if hes okay. I checked and under his head (the soft underside below his jaw) is red and looks inflamed instead of the normal light pink.. im very worried. He is also shedding at the moment...

Hello everyone! I'm currently starting the building of an outdoor enclosure for Oliver, my RT. I don't have the measurements with me at the moment, but I do have some questions. Are redwood planks okay to use? What exactly is hardware cloth? What is best to cover the top (we have many predators...

Sunday mornings are when the dandelions pop up, and he just goes crazy. Ollie's tongue gets me every time. He needs to go into rehab.

Hello everyone! I'm Ida, and I have a Russian Tortoise named Oliver (Ollie for short.) I've had him for 10 weeks and he's already a huge hit with the rest of my family, my mom loves him :p He loves kale and dandelions! Omnom! He also loves napping in the crook of my arm on my bed... It's too...

Hello everyone! I'm new to the forum. I've had my little russian Oliver for about 10 weeks now and I was wondering about his age and if his shell is in good condition. Attached are some photos. Pretty positive he's a male due to his tail. His shell is 4 inches long and 3.75 inches wide and he...