redfooted tortoise

I got my tortoise Hermes from PetSmart. He came into my clinic with a upper respiratory infection, I fell in love with him and adopted him. One of the employees mentioned the care he was getting there and it just broke my heart, I felt I needed to get him out or he would not thrive. Well...

I am pasting my post from Reddit in hopes of reaching more people. I hope that’s okay. I mention a video below; it’s on the Reddit Post. Hello! I received my baby tortoise with some shell rot so I had it looked at by family in the Veterinary Field (Exotic Vet and an ER Vet Tech) and am treating...

Enjoying an early morning snack…

I’ve had my red foot tortoise for 3 years now and have been giving him a 55|45 split of fruit and greens and veg and also some protein. I’ve given mostly meal worms and hard boiled eggs as she eats everything. She also loves mushrooms. However I’m struggling to know how many meal worms per...

First time caring for a red footed tortoise and am looking for feedback on if his enclosure looks suitable/would need any adjustments? Left side is a combo of coconut coir and topsoil, ~85 degrees (little less than 90 directly under lamp), usually between 70-85% humidity. Right side is just...