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Hi all, I've had my rescue redfoot for a little over 2 years now and I've recently noticed he has a bit of an obsession with his shadow. At first I thought it was just pacing, a habit seen a lot in torts but after some time I've realized he's looking for his shadow. I do supervised indoor free...

I've recently been looking into reptile enrichment and came across target training. I want to try to target train my redfoot but he isn't really food driven and he's around 26 years old. Does anyone have any experience with target training middle-aged torts? If so do you have any suggestions on...

Hi all, I've had my rescue redfoot (estimated to be 25 yrs old) for about a year and in that time he has gained about 2 lbs. He's overall really healthy. When i got him he had an old wound that healed kinda wonky. Since he gained a bit of weight the crack left behind has started getting bigger...

Hi all, Just curious about the type of redfoot I have. Bonsai is estimated to be around 25 years old (I got him from a reptile rescue about a year ago) and my vet thinks he may have been a wild import because of his age but I'll never know where he actually came from.

Hi all, I have recently been treating my beardie for worms and was told to use bene bac powder (bird and reptile probiotic) along with his dewormer. Luckily my redfoot is parasite free but this raised a question... would my redfoot benefit from adding benebac to his diet? Has anyone used it...

Hi all, I've had my bearded dragon Smaug for about a year now and noticed he's a bit odd... Smaug eats crickets, superworms, and leafy greens but won't touch any other fruit or veggie. I know it isn't a necessity since he does eat his greens but treating him every now and then is hard when he...

Hi guys, I just ordered a custom T100 for my fully grown redfoot! I've noticed AP gets really good reviews despite the long wait so I decided to go with them and get their massive 8'x 4' enclosure for winter months and cold nights. I'm currently struggling with keeping humidity up in a kinda...

Everyone say hi to smaug! He's a beautiful 8-10 month old beardie! I was super excited to get him, surprisingly his previous owner did some research (even though he decided to buy a petstore reptile) and actually got good lighting and a large 75 gallon tank for him with custom builds inside...

So my redfoot has been acting a little odd lately. He seems fine and his temps are ok. Day temp 80-85 with humidity between 70 and 80, night temp 70+. He used to be in colder conditions at the shelter before i rescued him and i was told he lived in a school courtyard before that for 10+ years...

So, i currently got my first big full time job and am waiting on my pay check (the whole 3 weeks no pay because you're new thing so you wait for a big check) this week to go all out on my indoor enclosure and fix a bunch of things i don't like or that scares me. Winter is coming soon so he can't...

Hi all, After giving Bonsai a soak for the first time since I rescued him I brushed some dirt off and noticed he has a few white spots on his shell, can anyone tell me if it is new shell growth, marbling or something i should be concerned about? He is estimated to be 25 so i don't think it's...

Hi all, I am not super new to the forum but I haven't had a tort in about 4 years now... Anyway, I just adopted Bonsai from a local reptile shelter! Before ending up at a shelter Bonsai reportedly lived in a school courtyard for over 10 years! how a red foot survived those harsh Ohio winters...

Hi all, I was just approved by my local reptile shelter to adopt a redfoot and I'm picking him/her up on monday. Im almost done with my enclosure for him/her but had a few plant questions. My biggest concern is the Kimberly queen fern i have in the enclosure. I know some ferns are toxic but...

hi, Someone posted an Aldabra tort for sale on craigslist and I want to ensure they aren't giving false information out. I feel bad for this tort and want to make sure it gets a good forever home, something that won't happen if they lie about her size and sell it to someone who is uninformed...

So two days ago my russian seemed perfectly fine like always, but I did notice since I put him in his outdoor enclosure for the summer that he was sleeping more often. yesterday he didn't really want to eat but he slowly did and today he shows interest in his food but won't eat it. His outdoor...

Hi, everyone on tortoise forum, I'm new here and thought I should tell the story on how I got my russian tort named Churri. Two years ago I found him abandoned at a nervy park by the river. I've grown up with reptiles all my life so I could tell the little guy wasn't in very good shape and he...

So I've had my tort for 2 years now and was wondering how healthy he really is. I would ask my vet, but he is stupid (he told me I could feed my tort dog food) I obviously know better than my vet but I want to make sure I'm taking good care of my tort and if not, what I can do better. As of...