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Pretty sure I know the answer is NO, but thought I'd put this out there in case there are any known solutions. Years ago my Dalmation chomped down on some chicken wire, shattering off the thin sides of his beak and creating notches. Food migrates into the notches when he eats and his beak no...

4 years ago my Dalmation tortoise (Rhialto) chomped on some chicken wire damaging the sides of his beak. As a result his beak no longer wears uniformly and the front of his beak continues to grow more and more pointy like a raptors beak. I have an excellent Casfuy brand trimming tool I can use...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CDT1YMZ/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 Finally found something safe and fast for trimming beak on my Dalmatian tortoise Previously attempted dremel, too slow and dangerous. Not comfortable using a nail clipper. This casfuy grinder with diamond wheel worked like a charm

Dalmation tortoises beak is in need of trim but I worry about using nail clipper to do it because I have no sense of how brittle the beak may be. My fear is that beak may split or fracture while clipping it despite seeing video like this that makes clipper trimming look easy Am I being overly...

To prevent Rhialto from digging out of a portable frame-like outdoor enclosure I made for him, I put down a large rectangle of chicken wire on the ground. The chicken wire was type with hexagonal 1" openings. I figured the wire would keep him from digging out of the enclosure frame while...

Remember watching a camp Kenan episode on youtube where he indicated his Russian tortoises did not do well in the Florida high humidity. How can you tell if outdoor humidity is bothering your tortoise? Is the danger respitory problems?

Rhialto walked over to side of yard yesterday and ate a bit of the ivy below. The leaf has the same shape as english ivy but it does not have visible viens on the upper surface, they are just a flat dull green. North Carolina, Zone 8

Want to take tortoise to vet for fecal exam, however I worry I might not have a fresh poop to give the vet that day. Is it ok to provide old poop, will freezing it ruin it?

Rhialto, an adult Dalmation tortoise has been with me for 8 months now. 2-1/2 months ago he began a new routine of sleeping all day. I assumed this was - despite being in a warm, MVP lit enclosure, and despite not having cleared food out of his system – he wants to hibernate. I chose not to...

Discovered something recently while soaking Rhialto and wonder if its a common thing. I found he loves having water poured onto his head. During a soak, if I scoop up a cup of water and begin dribbling it onto his shell, he'll poke his head out so I can dribble the water directly on top of his...

Rhialto is a ~ 6 year old Dalmation tortoise. When I first got him 5 months ago, he seemed severely underweight, so when he tried to start hibernating, I stopped it by moving him indoors where I could keep him warm and well lit. For the past 5 months he's been active, eating and pooping...

Was perusing the NE Herp website and noticed that one of thier packaged substrate mixes used calcined clay. I'm pretty sure this is the stuff you can buy at the hardware store for soaking up oil spills on your garage floor i,e, Since this is a clean, easily found, relatively inexpensive...

Half of my enclosure is filled with cypress mulch from lowes. The other day while I was digging a hole in it to bury the base of a waterfall thing I found tiny tan bugs, each smaller than the size of a pin head. I assume these are wood eating mites and won't bother my tortoise, but would like...

found this on youtube didn't know this was possible

I bought some 'Succulent Iceplant' seeds from 'Baker Heirloom Seeds'. Although the seed envelope I recieved indicated it was of the Hottentot Fig variety, after growing the seeds (and they were exceedingly easy to grow) it was obvious that the plants were actually the following...

Trader Joes is now selling artichoke hearts in a bag (frozen). Super convenient. They have none of the salt you get in canned. There is a bit of citric acid in it but nothing you can taste.

Have been using a sandstone paver (3/4"thick) as a food plate. I like it a lot because it's keeping the nails and beak trim. However urine gets soaked up by the stone like its a sponge and I am concerned about bacteria growth ect. I've heard that baking such stones in the oven is a bad idea...

Bought some Nasturtium and Lambs Lettuce seeds not realizing the seller is in UK and seeds will take weeks to arrive. Is there a good seed source in the US you can recommend?

I recieved my tortoise nearly fully grown but severly underweight and wonder if the weight loss was a fairly recent phenomena or if he had been growing up underweight for years. Is it possible for torts to grow (carapace/body) when underweight? His weight is up considerably now that I've had...

My lawn is carpeted with this stuff but can't determine what it is. North Carolina = Zone 8 Can get up to 9" high.