Hi everyone. I was only able to get this one picture so I hope it works. But one of my tortoises scutes at the edge look like they are flaring outwards and didn't know if that's normal? Or what could it mean? He or she is a Desert Tortoise.
Please and thank you.
So my smallest not youngest tortoise has a limp. When we first found out we took him to the vet and then did an exam and he said he is fine and strong. Well it seems like it's getting worse again but I was curious what you guys would call this ? He seems fine and he actually is very happy and...
So my 3 desert tortoises had a weight check today. Last one was in March :)
- March 13th 452g 340g 387g
- October 1st 763g 487g 625g
They are in the same order so you can tell the difference between each ones weight gain :)
I'm hysterically crying and waiting on my boyfriend to come and figure it out. I just don't understand. He doesn't have any eyes . just hallowed out sockets... I'm very sad and can post pictures later. He was just laying there in his enclosure. He looked alive :'( .... I left Saturday and didn't...
Hi. Is anyone from the CTTC that could help me? I have tried emailing you guys a while back when I first got my other desert tortoise to register him and no one ever replied. I also have my cousin who has had her Desert Tortoise for many years and didn't even know you had to register until I...
My cousin has had their tortoise for many years and about a week ago he went missing. We think the backyard gate was left open. He is about 10inches to a foot long. If any one is around the area or found a desert tortoise please let me know! Asap please and thank you
My tortoises are outside in an enclosure completely fenced all around to keep predators away and I was wandering when can I take it off ? How big should they be?
So I have noticed the enclosure is starting to get alot of black ants and I'm very worried for them to harm or eat the tortoises! :/ I found a little ant hill a while back and I took the tortoises inside for about a weekend and I dug it out and I sprayed it and tried to drown the ant hill as...
So today while feeding my torts I noticed these giant weeds with yellow flowers on them and some other kind of weed growing along the outside of the tortoises enclosure. Any ideas to what they are? And if they can eat these plants and the flower? All of these weeds are growing so fast we have...
I have a desert tortoise that has been living inside with the proper lighting same as my other 3 I used to keep indoors which are now outside for over a year now. Well my newest one is 10x darker then the others. Just wandering why it would be different? Is it just different pigmentation from...
Hi everyone. I was wandering if anyone can help me get a list a food I can feed them, and plants I should buy them and plant in their enclosure. Please and thank you
So now it's time to freshen up the tortoises house so they can come outside and not hibernating anymore. But I keep finding alot of spiders and one in particular scared the crud out of me. It was red/pinkish and light clear white. It's web has a very distinctive smell and it's web is like a...