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So I have three leopard tortoises that are around 6 or 7 months old which I believe are starting to show signs of a upper respiratory tract infection. I have booked a vet appointment for a week from now (earliest available appointment) but would like to know what to do until then. All three...

So I recently added a springtail culture to my eastern box turtle enclosure, and tada, next day I got wood mites (i think) all over my room. This really surprised me, went from zero to a million. While I have come to realize that they will not harm my tortoise I do not like having them all over...

So I just recently moved and build a 4x4 enclosure for my Russian tortoise (I know, size is too small, anything bigger would have not fit in my room though). I also put my eastern box turtle into my Russian tortoises old 5x2 enclosure. Here is my Russian tortoises enclosure

So I accidentally bought 50$ worth of Cedar Mulch instead of Cypress Mulch (yay for wasted money). Any recommendations of what to do with this now appart from giving it to my parents to garden. Ugh I feel so not smart right now.

Hello Everybody, I just wanted to share a picture of my Eastern Box turtle Noel enjoying a couple of ripe Blueberries I gave her as a treat recently. The only thing she loves more than fruit is anything that wiggles but I guess that is to be expected. When I feed her worms (this next picture...

Hello Folks, I already posted a picture of my box turtle enclosure in the introduction thread area, but who knows how many people venture there so I figured I would post a picture of her setup here as well with the hope to receive criticism so I can improve the enclosure. This is almost what...

So I feed my tortoise grocery greens with something similar to zoomeds natural grassland tortoise food sprinkled over (I have the zoomed too, but I use this as I believe it to be a superior product). I have the problem that my tortoise, while eating her greens, will knock off most of the food I...

Hey Everyone, I thought I would post a picture for both my tortoise/turtle enclosures so people can recommend changes, or see something they like themselves to add to their enclosure. If you see something that you don't like please do tell me, I didn't join the forum so that people wouldn't tell...

Hello Everybody, while i am not completely new to the hobby (got my Russian Tortoise eight years ago) I have never been active on a tortoise forum and thought it was about time I started so I could get to meet some people who have the same hobby as me. A little bit about myself, I'm an 18 year...