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Hello, I have had my baby Hermann’s Podling for about 4 months now. I started out following the advice of this forum. After our first vet visit I felt very confused on what is accurate care advice. The vet hadn’t heard of the forum and did not agree with a lot of what I hve learned here. I am a...

Hi. I need help. We have two desert tortoises, Lance and Gwennie, in Highland Park, Los Angeles. They came with our house and for the five years we've been here they have successfully brumated in a burrow they dug - it even worked through El Nino - the tortoises placed it at the top of a slight...

Hello everyone, I'm looking to re-home my 2 small (under 5lbs, we think about 2-3 years old) Sulcata tortoises. We're unexpectedly moving to an area that won't have enough space for them to roam and grow. We're in the Los Angeles area, and are hoping to find a new home for them nearby, but...

Hi everyone! I'm so grateful to have found this forum trying to scour for information on the web for how to raise a happy and healthy tortoise. I live in Pasadena California (lows in the winter down to 40s and highs in the summer up to 100; quite dry/arid) and am curious what what might be an...

Hello! My name is Christina, I am from Los Angeles, CA. I'm currently taking care of a roughly 2.5 year old Redfoot Tortoise. He was my grandmother's pet, but she was recently put into a nursing home and can no longer take care of him. I am taking care of Milton now, however, I live in a small...