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Hello all, it's been a while since I've posted but I'm having a new problem with my 2 year old marginated tortoise Pixel. I got a new, larger enclosure for her and put in a substrate of mixed organic gardening soil and play sand. When I put her on it she immediately started to eat it, ignoring...

Hello all. I've had my marginated tortoise, Pixel, for over a year now. She's over three inches and growing smoothly. I had a humid hide in her enclosure for a year, but recently took it out. The humidity in her enclosure generally stays above 50%, higher if I spray it down. My question is how...

So I have a bit of a bug problem in my enclosure. I first noticed it after I added the topsoil, before I even got my tortoise. Now there's more and more gnats all the time. They've spread from buzzing around her food and lights to buzzing around the plants in my windowsill. I know I can't spray...

So my baby marginated spends a lot of time sleeping in her humid hide. Usually in for the night around 5 o clock. I have my basking light (MVB) on a timer set to stay on 14 hours, 6-8. Should I leave it on the whole time, or can I turn it off after she is in her hide?

I have a few questions about some behavior I've observed in my baby marginated. Just want to check and make sure everything is normal. First, I've noticed a shoulder bobbing motion she does a lot. It almost looks like she's shrugging, mostly she does this while she's resting. Is this a normal...

My baby marginated finally arrived! Meet Pixel: I almost considered changing her name to Minnie Mouse when I saw the perfect bow that her scutes make above her head. I couldn't be more happy with her, everything went perfectly. Soaked her right away, then put her in the tank. She ate a piece...

Hello all, I'm looking for comments, critiques, and suggestions on a new baby tortoise enclosure. I'm going to be getting my first tortoise (a marginated tortoise named Pixel) in 2 days. The enclosure is a 54 gallon Rubbermaid storage bin. Substrate: About 4 inches of topsoil, mixed with...

So I'm getting a baby marginated tortoise in a week, and I've been trying to set up the enclosure following lots of good advice found on this forum. I got a CHE which will be on a thermostat to control the temperature in the humid hide. My question is where should I put the thermostat sensor...

Getting my first tortoise next week, and I'm setting up my enclosure for her. I am planning on using a 100 W MVB bulb and a 100 W ceramic heat emitter at night. My original plan was to use the Zoo Med Dual Dome lamp, but it looks like that's not rated for use with a CHE. What do you all use...

Hi, I'm looking for help identifying two plants which I may put in my tortoise enclosure. The first is some sort of houseplant that I can't identify. It's never had any flowers. The second I'm pretty sure is a spider plant, which I know is safe, just wanted to double check the ID. Any help would...

Hello everyone, just decided to join you all to learn some stuff, share some stuff, and celebrate a love of all things tortoisy. I'm about to become the proud new mama of a baby marginata. (11 days till she arrives!) Her name is going to be Pixel. I'm sure I'm going to have lots and lots of...