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~ Discussion thread ~ So in Hawaii, there is a massive feral cat problem, with this there is also an issue with the toxoplasmosis disease spreading to other animals. Even ocean critters. Many articles online say it is only found in warm blooded animals but studies have shown survival and...

Hey guys, a couple days ago I noticed my tort Leo had a dirty mouth, he still finds poo and sometimes munches on grass roots. Hes a 2 yr old sully whose diet is soley grass and weeds. Today I noticed some lingering spots in his mouth so I caressed him with love in order to get some videos and...

So I work on an installation where there are many wetland areas, most are fresh water but we are right next to the bay also. A coworker of mine found a turtle in a parking lot near my work and brought it to me. I looked it up to find it was a Northern Diamondback terrapin. I informed my boss...

Can you guys take a look at this website. Someone just introduced me to this site and as Im reading through it... the recommended care for sulcatas differs greatly from what I've learned. What are your thoughts about this? Thanks! http://ojaisulcataproject.org/pyramiding.html

I'm sure some of you remember me posting on here about 6 months ago that my sully had a respiratory infection. The vet tried a series of shot antibiotics and when those didn't work he tried a oral 45 day antibiotic, which seemed to do the trick. However things didn't go as planned. I recently...

I bought a baby leopard tortoise who seemed to be very shy, I figured he just needed to relax and open up to his new home. Little did I know, he had a blood infection called septicemia. My tortoise was about 5 months old (30g) but had shown no growth, he was lethargic, his eyelids were puffy...

Has anyone ever tried the flavored cuttlebones? I saw some while ordering regular cuttlebone from amazon and ebay. I'm curious if it's okay for the torts and if they even like it.

I'm in the market to get a leopard tortoise however I would much rather adopt a leo in need before I buy a baby. If there are any torts that need rehoming, let me know. If your selling leo's, please also let me know :)

I've been doing a very low key experiment with my baby sulcata. I would like to share my findings with everyone. To start out, I give my sully 2 baths per day. Morning time is usually 15 mins, warm water. Night time is usually 15-20 mins warm water. During the night time bath, he sits in his...

So my little guy started clawing the carpet today. He only does it when he is within a couple feet of me, sometimes he will do it while walking, only with his one foot every other step and then other times he will do it just sitting next to me, 3-5 times in a row. Its different than when he...

This lady posted her enclosure on facebook and I tried to give her advice and point her to tortoise forum. She only responded with with crass comments. Where did she find her info on here? I can't she got that info here. Was I being utterly rude and not noticing it?

I'm looking on ebay to get some spineless cactus pads shipped to me for my sulcacta. The eBay seller has so many different types of spineless pads, are spineless pads in general okay for torts? He has cinnamon, bunny ears, different flower types, white and eastern.

I currently have a sulcata that's nearly 1 year old. His indoor enclosure is large enough to split in two. I was thinking a leopard tortoise would be the perfect choice since they have similar needs. I wanted to wait to make sure I could raise a sulcata properly before branching out, and I think...

When I started out with my tort, he was kept in dry enclosures and ended up with a respiratory infection. I then joined TF and found out how important humidity really is. I changed my setup to an enclosed enclosure and he got better. His new growth shows no signs of pyramiding. I always try to...

Attached is the package ingredients for a flower mix I bought. I crossed off the ones that are okay based on the lists I already have. The other ones however I do not have a list saying whether they are good or toxic. Anyone know what's good?

So I found hydroponic butter lettuce at the store and decided to try it. For human purposes of course. It was delicious, so soft and tender. I looked it up online and read it may be better than outdoor grown lettuce due to less need for chemicals. Does anyone know much about hydroponic foods...

I can't tell you all how happy I am that I found this forum. When I bought my baby tort, I thought I was fully prepared and his enclosure was good to go. I got all my information from the internet. That was the worst mistake I could have made. My little guy had a respiratory infection that...

Everyone is posting pictures of their torts out in the snow, my baby can't go outside but I let him experience the snow for a bit :p He wasn't the biggest fan

I bought a standard 100w CHE light off of amazon, it doesn't seem to be working. At 7.5" it's only at 76.5°. the red bulb it will replace is a good 90° at that distance. So I'm wondering if the CHEs just don't put off as mu cb heat as I thought?

I made my closed enclosure however it's not as good at keeping the humidity in as I hoped. I have coco husk in there and if I keep the substrate too wet, it's going to mold. I want to keep my substrate moist with a dryish layer on top and then maybe use a fog machine or regular humidifier to...