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Looking to rehome 3 yr old slider. Right now he's in a 75 gallon aquarium which he's outgrown. Unable to afford anything larger for him right now. Possibly someone with a pond to take him in. I am in the San Antonio area. Just want him to go to a good home. Step dad found him in the...

Any one know what species this tortoise is. On CL for $20.

Found in neighborhood. Tx tort?

Enjoying the sunshine yesterday. Had him a little over a month - overcoming his shyness with me little more everyday. Thanks T.L. !

A couple days ago saw a Leopard advertised on craigslist. They were asking for $800 but I offered $300 and they accepted. The ad says its close to 4 yrs old and the pics shows that its been kept in an aquarium much to small from what I can see and it has some pyramiding. They have advertised...

Have aquarium on patio with small RES. Past month seems that algae is really growing probably because of the warmer humid weather. Read that salt can control algae in aquariums? Is this safe for RES? Other than frequent water changes what else can one do to control the growth? How about a...

Found this in my russians water today? Look like worms?

Step dad found this turtle in his yard...or I should say the dog found it. Don't know what kind it is as I don't know much about turtles (I have tortoises) and don't know where it came from, there are no ponds around the neighborhood. Anyway, it looks young maybe 3 inches. Help! What do we...

Since this is my first spring with tortoises I wanted to find out if its ok for them to graze on the wildflowers that are just coming out here in Tx? We don't have all that many in my yard but we do have patches here and there that are sprouting up. Is there a site I can go to look them up?

I adopted a Hermann's over the weekend from Eden Tortoise Sanctuary here in Tx. He's sooo sweet but hadn't been very well taken care of before he ended up at the sanctuary. Beak very over grown, and was apparently a dogs chew toy :( but thanks to Eden he was examined by a vet, had his beak...

Replacing my MVBs for the spring/summer since I won't need as much heat output spring/summer here in TX. Got 65watt floodlights per Tom's recommendation but is led ok? This is for a closed chamber.

Wanting to reduce some heat in my closed chamber for spring. Have been using 2 - Zoo Med PowerSun MVB 100 watt - readings are at 95 degrees directly under. One on each end of my chamber with a che in the center if needed. Used this through the fall but now that its warming up have been...

I'm thinking of getting a 2nd female Russian 10+ yrs old and keeping her in the same enclosure as my male but there is a divider In the enclosure of course. I don't think my male is sexually mature yet he's about 2 yrs but -- do males pick up female scent once male reaches maturity?

Noticed a female russian on craigslist approx 1+ but to me seemed unusually larger. Owner says approx 7" in . Is this a russian and could it be older than just a year?

I've seen postings of torts having "extra scutes". Being the newbie that I am, just wondering, what does this mean -- how many should a normal tort have?

I'm thinking of adopting a second tort. I have a russian 2 yrs+ and a friend of mine has a hermanns however her living situation is changing and she feels it would be best to find a home for him. he's only 1+. I know its not a good idea to keep them together but I was wondering if it would...

I was just wondering about the russian torts and their constant urge to escape -- does that ever change as they mature? When I was researching which tort would be right for me I was told the hermanns don't have that urge that all russians have of escaping their enclosures and that they are...

Ive had my approx 2 yr old russian 3 days now and i've noticed what looks like a little dryness around his eyes? And his shell also looks a little dry almost like some very fine cracking lines between his scutes....is this dryness from dehydration? I've given him a good soak in warm water...

I just adopted a russian a few days ago and I have him in a 6x4 closed chamber. At one end I have the CHE with his hide under it and at the other end I have a 100 watt MVB. Will this be enough light for him? I have another socket available in the center - should I get another 100 watt UV bulb...

I posted a thread couple of days ago looking for a good home for my 3 yr old sulcata Gus, and ive got a couple of responses. I also wanted to see if there is any one interested in trading a smaller species for Gus. I have my outdoor and closed chamber setup already and would provide it a good...