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My tortoise has died I just found him in his enclosure .. He was okay yesterday.. I noticed a few days ago he seemed to be acting weird and now I found him limp ... I tried to soak him but nothing happened ... He was eating and everything

Hello I just looked under my tortoises she'll and I noticed these marks ? I don't know what they are they are dry though and don't seem to hurt him when I touched them .. Please help me

I'm just curious as to what humidity an adult redfoot tortoise will need .. I know th younger ones need high humidity .. My tortoise seems to be okay at about 65% .. What will will the humidity have to be when he's an adult

I have here a full set up 125 gallon freshwater Fishtank with black oak stand . I have a fluval fx6 filter , a fluval 405x filter . I have high output lighting fixtures that I bought for 250 .. Fish .food ... Everything you need I also have brand new in the box filter media ready to go for both...

I bought a ceramic heater and thermostat and the temperatures don't seem to be as high .. Right under the heater it says it's 90 degrees but the tortoise has been staying under it continuously and never did that when there was a heat bulb ... Does anyone have a suggestion for the overall temp of...

Hello I'm thinking of transferring my redfoot ( who's about 2 years old and maybe 4.5 inches into an area that is 6 feet by 20 inches .. I'm wondering if I can fit another tortoise or two in the for a while .. I know not to keep them in pairs but can 3 work .. Thanks

hello I have a redfoot tortoise and was planning on getting a leopard as well . I have a second enclosure it is 6ft by -2feet ( 20 inches ) .. How many can live in there without issues .. I know that it's not goo to keep them in pairs but is 3 small ones okay for a while ?

hi guys I'm having trouble with understanding pyramiding and what causes it .. I know when I bought my tortoise, he was a bit pyramided but he's still small so I'm hoping I can prevent any more from happening .. Here's a few pics so you can tell me what you think .. Thank you in advance guys ...

Hello I am thinking of buying a baby leopard tortoise .. I have a redfoot tortoise and I know they require different care and to live separate . I was wondering the care of a leopard hatchling .. Thanks

Hello I've had my redfoot for about 5 months . After having a million issues I finnaly got everything going good ( humidity heat etc ) I have him in a closed chamber enclosute . I recently went on vacation and left him with a friend who said he ate daily , he was able to go outside for an hour a...

hello I have a small redfoot and his indoor enclosute is okay , it has proper temp and humidity .. My question is if I were to build a small area for him to hangout outside in my backyard for the summer would it be okay . Te humidity is about 50% I live on Long Island and I know they need it...

I'm going to re do the substrate in my tortoise tank , right now I have organic potting soil with cypress mulch on top I was going to make the new set up with only cypress no soil ,, is this okay

I'm curious to see if there is any way to control these gnats in the enclosure , I've posted before and tried everything and still have so many , I changed the fly tape today and when I got home after a few hours there was maybe 30 flies on the tape

Hello I have to get rid of my red foot , he's 4.5-5 inches in length and healthy.. I Can't keep up with the maintenence so I'm forced to sell him .. Please message me if your interested

I'm going to spray my enclosure with water mixed with lemon juice because I heard it will kill many of the gnats . Is this okay for the tortoise to ingest a little bit , I'm not going to use it every day just once or twice to kill the flies .. Thanks

I baked my substrate a few weeks ago and today I noticed that there were a few grey/whitish mushrooms growing in the cooler side of the tank . I removed them once I noticed , is this harmful . Also , I noticed a few gnats again in the enclosure I hung a piece of fly tape . I have a bunch of pill...

Hello in thinking of putting some pill bugs and sow bugs into the 90 gallon Fishtank with my redfoot tortoise .. I'm just curious if the bugs can escape ? Any thoughts

I have a 90 gallon tank and a redfoot tortoise in there about 4".. I've had every issue in the book so far .. Last night I usedd plastic wrap and tinfoil around the lamp to cover the entire tank to help keep humidity in .. There is one or two small holes but for the most part it's completely...

Hi guys I'm seeking my red foot tortoise and his enclosure .. He's in a 90 gallon tank with stand and screen top . I have a UVB bulb and I have daytime and nighttime basking bulbs .. Asking 550 for everything I'm located on Long island

Hi guys im having a major issue with little baby flies all over my enclosure .. My only guess is that they came in with the hibiscus plants I bought a few weeks ago .. I put a piece of fly tape in ( out of tortoise reach ) and there's literally 100 on there .. Is there anything else to do , I'm...