enrichment

Since introducing the wheel (added anti slip tape). It is used daily and even falls asleep on it. Total success and happiness. I feel this has added enrichment to his enclosure

Loving my new wheel!

I hung a crystal in Dozer’s bedroom window. When the sun goes down and hits it just right, it casts a bunch of prisms inside of his enclosure. The bright colors catch his eye, then walks around trying to bite all the little rainbows. 🌈 🐢

Hello, I've been reading for a bit but never posted! I am a fairly new tortoise mom to a beautiful Hermann's, likely female. I've learned so much, but I can never learn enough! With winter coming up quick, how do you get your tort to soak up natural UV? I have lights, etc, but I like to keep her...

Hello everyone, I'm sharing this far and wide across the Internet to try and reach as many red-footed tortoise owners as physically possible. I'm currently undertaking a master's level research project looking at links between how owners perceive the cognitive abilities of their tortoise and...

does anybody have any enrichment ideas for a baby Russian tortoise born winter 2019-early 2020. S/he is not really interacting with me much and I want them to have some fun with me and not just bury and sit in the shadows of their enclosure. Long story short, need toy ideas. Also if you...

Hi, my 4 year old Hermann's tortoise has been getting restless lately and has been pacing her enclosure a lot. I've been doing some research and apparently try this means she is getting bored? She has a slate for basking, a water bowl, a food bowl, a log hide and a lightweight plastic ball in...

Hello! I’m new to the turtle world (though not the tortoise world. I’ve had a tortoise for a year and a half just about and she’s fantastic) - so I decided to get a water turtle (next I’d love to get a box turtle but that’s later) anyway after my turtle came in (a common stinkpot musk turtle)...

My Russian posing for a quick pic before taking off to explore the kitchen.

I developed a way for my captive tortoises to stretch a little bit in order to eat their food. Have you done something similar? I figure it gives them exercise and helps them use more muscles than just eating from a plate of chopped food. I'll probably do this about twice a week.

Hello All, I’m new to this whole forum business so take it easy on me please, Hehe! So I have a 12 year old (7inch) Hermanns tortoise names Marvin, I’ve had him for about 9 years and he’s always been pretty active. We jokingly call him the “Houdini the ASBO tortoise” because he loves...