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Hey everyone! I am currently building an outdoor enclosure for some adult redfoots and was wondering if anyone had ideas on creating a cover for it? I was planning on making a panel out of 2x2's and chicken wire, but two sides of the enclosure will be my house. Does anyone have any ideas on how...

Hi everyone! I have some elongated tortoise babies for sale! They are just about one month old and are super healthy and thriving. The darker one is a little more outgoing than the lighter one, but both will eat straight out of your hand and they love little head rubs. They are soaked daily and...

Hi everyone, I just wanted some input from all of you about a new closed chamber enclosure I'm planning on building. I am planning on building it like the photos below, but with a solid wood wall on the front panel like the green one. I would hang the lights from the over hang in the top and...

Hi Everyone! Due to the Thomas fire, I will be evacuating later this morning. As many may know, I have a small leopard tortoise. Does anyone have any tips about what to do? Our home and everything will be fine, it is just a safety measure. Any suggestions (traveling, housing, etc.) will be...

Hi everyone! I went this morning to feed my small leopard tortoise and do a brief check up on it when I realised that it was missing a scale right above its nose. I appears to be okay because there are some underneath, but it does however look fresh and I am slightly worried. Does anyone have...

Hi everyone! I am planning to build a new, much larger outdoor enclosure for my leopard tortoise. My old enclosure was more of a tall gardening box with a lid, 5'x3'. However, I am now re-landscaping most of my yard and I have now arrived at a corner that seems perfect for a tortoise enclosure...

Hi everyone! A section of my backyard recently got remodeled and is perfect for a tortoise enclosure. It is about 15x30 feet and is planted with agave, smaller succulents, long grasses, and is up against the side of the house. It looks amazing and would be perfect for a few leopards, however...

Hi everyone! This is the first time that I have raised a baby tortoise in the closed chamber with humidity. But, now it is spring and the weather is getting really warm and couldn't be more perfect for a leopard tortoise! My baby is 3.5 inches and is growing extremely well right now. I have...

Hi everyone! I just wanted to show you a small chart of one of my tortoises' growth. I have been tracking his/her length every two weeks since he/she hatched! I think that it is pretty neat and he/she seems to be growing very quickly. By the way, plug in whatever month for x and see about how...

Hi everyone, Currently for my baby leopard, I am using a zoomed compact fluorescent UVB bulb. I know that coil bulbs are bad for tortoises eyes, but I was wondering if this is the same thing as that. Thanks!

Hi everyone! This may seem obvious to many of you, but I just want to be 100% sure. If I have a uv light in my indoor tortoise enclosure, do I still need a heat lamp that sheds light, or can I use a ceramic heat emitter. Thanks!

Hi everyone! I just bought a baby leopard tortoise a couple of weeks ago, and I was just wondering about how fast should I expect it to grow. More specifically, how fast do you think it will grow over the next year or so. It hatched only about a month ago. He lives outside during the day when...

Hi everyone, I was just about to purchase, more like adopt, a radiated tortoise from another state. The current owner of it cannot take care of it anymore and I am able to. I do not have a CBW permit, but if it is not a company that I am purchasing from, is it still illegal to technically adopt...