rapid growth

Hi everyone, I’m worried that my tortoise may be growing too fast and I want to ask what I may be doing wrong. I log his weight every week or so. When I got him back in August he was 0.9 ounces. I give him a variety of greens (dandelion greens, radicchio, endive, escarole, & occasionally butter...

I have read that if a tortoise is given too much protein it will cause rapid growth/weight gain and will make them unable to walk properly in the future if they don’t exercise enough, but what if they have an excessive amount of protein but also get enough exercise? Is it fine? Will it cause...

I have owned Kirby, my Russian Tortoise for about two years. I purchased him from PetSmart (not knowing any better) and he had a pretty rough shell with signs that he had possibly once had shell rot. His shell was always great health, it was hard, good color, and I never had any problems with...