husbandry

  1. megnlong

    Help, possible incorrect husbandry!

    Hello I have an almost 2 year old male sulcata tortoise. I got him when he was 8 months old and he was absolutely perfect. As he’s grown I’ve noticed his shell getting much darker and some mild pyramiding so I know I’m doing something wrong and I’d like to stop this in it’s tracks so he can live...
  2. M

    Finding the right UVB bulb and fixture

    Hello all, I am struggling with finding the correct UVB bulb and fixture for my Western Hermann’s tortoise. I currently have a 10.0 UVB bulb in a dual repti zoo dome fixture because my tortoise was a baby and in a small enclosure. Now that he’s getting larger I upgraded his enclosure and am...
  3. Wayfarin

    Red-eared slider pond in northern New Hampshire?

    Hello again! As I've been discussing on this forum, we have a red-eared slider, Teresa, who has been a "house turtle" for years. Her husbandry conditions aren't the best, and keeping her conditions clean constantly is difficult due to this (her housing is too small). I've been discussing...
  4. T

    Tricking my 3 year old Tortoise into eating

    So I just started my Tortoise on this new food called Arcadia Optimized52, she loved it for the first two days but has now gone off it Today I decided to try and trick her, I got all the Optimized weeds and flowers and wrapped them into bits of salad to create a salad burrito I don’t like...
  5. T

    Tortoise lighting/heat

    Would one of these dual light fixtures be suitable for use when hung over a tortoise table, one with a UVB bulb and the other heat bulb, each socket has independent switches so both can be thermostatically controlled. And if not what would you recommend as I need to upgrade both. Thanks!
  6. T

    Tortoise not eaten since late September

    So my 3 year old Russian tortoise hasn’t eaten since late September, it’s become very cold here in the U.K She is bathed every day to keep her hydrated but I’m becoming more worried at how long she hasn’t eaten for The temperatures are good in her enclosure ( 34 degrees C basking spot ), health...
  7. o.singer1972

    Your enclosure experience - what is your best view on Husbandry needs

    Hello folks, I wanted to start a thread on husbandry needs for various of tortoise species like REDFOOTS, HERMANS, LEOPARDS so on.... Many tortoise species exist in the world, with Russian Tortoises, Redfoot Tortoises, and Leopard Tortoises being some of the most commonly kept as pets. Adult...
  8. S

    Leopard Tortoise Hatchling Won’t Eat

    Hello everyone, I have a 7-8 month old hatchling leopard tortoise who has progressively lethargic over the past 3 weeks. He lives in an open top container that is 95F/40% humidity on the warm side and 80F/60% humidity on the cool side. The temperature is around 75F at night. He has a 10.0 UVB...
  9. jsharpminer

    2 1/2 year old Leopard Tortoise pyramiding

    Hello all! I have a 2 1/2 year old Leopard Tortoise that has some pyramiding, and I have been going out of my mind trying to figure out how to prevent it. I got her at one year old (with some pyramiding already), and followed all the guides on this forum about closed chambers, diet, daily...
  10. M

    New box turtle - sores around mouth help

    Hi everyone I rescued a Chinese box turtle on Monday. She has been kept in **** poor conditions (no heat/UVB lamp, improper diet, extremely dry and dusty bedding) for many years. I knew shed be dehydrated but I was surprised to see she was worse off than I expected (pics when i first picked...
  11. BlueCassowary

    New tortoise owner - care help needed

    Hi all, I am a new tortoise owner and could really do with some advice to make sure I'm on the right track. First of all, here are some pictures of Elliot and his setup: https://imgur.com/a/7Kcg0yC Background: My tortoise is 7 years old and was adopted 4 weeks ago from a friend who did a pet...
  12. T

    Noob pre-purchase questions: Leopard, Russian, or other?

    Greetings TF family! My wife and I want to get our son a turtle for Christmas. I have been doing a bit of research and lurking a bit on TF, and today I decided to create an account in order to get the best use out of the forum. We live in Los Angeles and own to dogs. -I want to get either a...
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