Suzy Q 💜💯❤️😘

2 years old and I’m so amazed by her every day; African Sulcata Tortoise 🐢 and the joy of my heart ❤️

My tortoise won’t eat the food with calcium powder on it. I’ve tried different foods. Suggestions?

I want to make my Russian Tortoise a custom size enclosure that maximizes his available area while fitting in best with my floorplan.

I know some basics- eg, avoid certain paints/coatings and woods that result in a lot of fumes, I know the space I should give him, etc- but is thwre anything I should be aware of that wouldnt have come up while either making a purchasing decision for a prebuilt enclosure, or doing other basic woodworking projects? Any types of wood to avoid, or take extra considerations on, for example?

I am asking about this because I occasionally hear my tortoise make sounds similar to snoring when they are sleeping at night. The snoring goes like this :"wuuuuuu~~" and it doesn't keep on going until it wakes up, it just occasionally makes these noises.

But if tortoises son't snore, then is is because my tortoise has snot? It has been having some minor respiratory problems such as excess mucus from the mouth and sneezing since I have adopted it.

My sulcata tortoise is acting super weird I got it as a hatchling back in January from a exotic pet expo. I googled it and asked on Facebook. No answers. Bobby , aka Ricky Bobby, my tortoise ,has a pinpoint red spot on his chest. He isn’t moving around only moving his front legs back and forth.Superr slow to react. Isn’t being social. Won’t eat. I put him in bath time to soak in some warm water cause maybe that would help and he usually like walks around in it and tries to escape but he isn’t he’s just sitting there. Please help me TIA.

If I use a coconut fiber sheet in my tortoises tank, what do I do if he wants to borrow? What’s the best substrate for tanks if not the coconut fiber sheet?

Benny enjoys making sure mom gives her big brother Bowser a bath. I do believe she is considering jumping in with him but he has already peed in the bathwater. Lol

Hi some advice is needed. I have a 14 year old male Hermann's tortoise, who will be moving with me, when I move into my first flat.

He currently lives in a wooden vivarium, with a semi open roof. (Currently unable to get a exact replica of the one I have now.) I was wondering if wooden vivariums are better than plastic ones, mostly for cleaning / hygiene purposes. We have always had wooden vivariums or tortoise tables so far and he's been happy in them.

I also wanted to ask for some advice on moving my tortoise. He has only been in the car a few times, when collecting as a very very young tortoise, and a few trips to the vets. I know the few times he's been in the car he's not liked it, peeed a lot in the container which we used to travel in.

Any advice on how to move him? Containers to put him in when moving? How to make him feel comfortable when moving but also in the new apartment?

He will be moved in at the very end after painting and furniture has been moved in. I want to put as little stress as possible on him during it all.

Thank you for the advice, guidance and help :)

Over the past few months I believe my tortoise had been hibernating as he stayed in his hut and didnt come out, until 2 days ago when I saw him out so I decided to feed him and ever since hes been in his hut again, Im concerned because I read tortoises aren’t supposed to eat during hibernation as it can cause illness, could someone help me?

i have a tortoise he wont eat and he’s sleeping 90% of the time. however i don’t have a heat lamp (and i know if i can’t take good care of an animal then i shouldn’t have it) i’m planning on getting a lamp as soon as i can but right now i really can’t afford one, is there anything i can do to help him hibernate without a lamp? also he’s around 4-5 months old and he is very small and i heard that it’s not recommended for baby tortoises to hibernate, is that true? thank you for your attention 💗

Hi, I've been told by local supplier ( UK ) that this lamp is suitable for Hermann tortoise but have read online that they don't give out UVB really. Any information is greatly appreciated.

hello i am about to get 2 baby red foot tortoise any advice or tips? And what kind of enclosure should i get, it would be wonderful if u could link it!