I absolutely love tortoises and it is my dream to get one, but I don’t see it ever being a reality. Some live between 50-100 years! That is so long, I don’t know how I could get one knowing that it could outlive me and I wouldn’t have anyone that could care for it after I’m gone. How do you all plan for this?

I noticed this on my tort

Hi guys so I’m looking into getting a tortoise I’m just wondering what a normal routine would be like feeding times how often you feed them replace water and like how often you take them outside how often you bath them and what food you would feed them all that sort of stuff thanks in advance 🐢😁

Built my tort a outdoor enclosure, a bunch of top soil and some loose rocks right now but looking for suggestions (that wont empty my wallet) to add variety. Coco coir maybe? I was planning to add some random vegetation as well maybe some hibiscus plants. I have a shallow water dish in there as well I fill everyday but not sure if thats enough

I just saw this photo on instagram (3rd birthday) of a sully. She claims it is a female at around 40lbs and 18''. Is it really possible to reach that size in such a short period?

Tortoise group on facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/528803555406920/?ref=share_group_link&mibextid=S66gvF

Hello, I have 2 possibly 3 tortoises that live on the edge of my property. The land behind mine used to be over grown and have a lot of shade trees but it was recently sold and the new owner cleared the land.

I am worried about the tortoises now that most of the shade trees are gone and the average temperature is in the 100's.

Should I put water out for them? How do I do so safely? Should I put food? What is safe for them to eat? I don't want to disturb them, scare them or harm them.

Thanks

This is Tortie Tortellini! My mom saved him from my step- brother and his wild kids. We've had him since he was about the size of a fist, a long with his sister who sadly passed. At first, and in winter, we have a tank with a light. In the summer months we keep him outside in a kiddie pool, he has a burrow, two water holes for pooping and drinking, and he lives under a mulberry tree so he has shade and loves to eat the leaves. Here he is shy aboute taking a pic while he's eating ( baby succulent leaves).

My question; does he look healthy? He roams around his little area well, and eats anything we give him voraciously! Stopped giving him the pet store food when we moved him outside. His poops are the size of cat poop! I worry that we may be feeding him too many leaves, or not enough calcium. I live in AZ, so the weather is perfect for him to be outside. What else can we forage for him that is safe? I have a big yard, but we don't let him roam around because of predators and roaming herds of neighborhood children. He also eats native grape leaves sometimes, since we have one in our yard.

Any advice is appreciated :)

I got my sweet Russian tortoise last week and I am so excited to take care of him. I got him from Petco and they said he was maybe 3 years old? He was very lonely and sad at the store. Everyday I’ve been giving him new food (mostly lettuce, petunias, a cherry tomato or a piece of bell pepper and baby carrots) and water in the mornings, then I’ll take him outside and give him a little shower and let him sit in the grass while I water my plants. We usually spend about 20 minutes outside in the morning and then another 30-60 minutes in the evenings. I live in Northern Utah and it’s been in the 100s all week, so we haven’t been outside as much.

What are some signs for reading his body language? I want to make sure I can tell if he is becoming more comfortable and content in his new home. I also want to know signs of anything I should avoid. Some specific questions I have:

1. How do I know if he is enjoying his time bathing in our mini plastic pool in the yard?
2. When I pick him up he tries to keep walking until we put him back down. Is that a sign of discontentment?
3. He spends most of his time in his inclosure while we try to quarantine him since we have parrots and other animals. Is there a certain amount of time or amount of attention we should be giving him?
4. is there anything else I need to add to our daily routine?

Thank you in advance!!

Can anyone provide a list of some good grocery greens I can feed my Russian tortoise? I can try growing things like weeds for him to eat but I want to have easily accessible healthy greens when other options aren’t available.