tortoise

  1. T

    a star tortoise experienced owner please give me ur mail id..?

    i have many questions related to my pet star tortoise...i would appreciate if some one experienced would give me their id.......(top contributors for reptiles)
  2. B

    I'm getting a pet tortoise and need to know.?

    How long will a russian tortoise live? And if I get it at a petco how old will he be?
  3. S

    Russian Tortoise Traveling?

    I was wondering if i could take my 2 year old Russian tortoise with me to Los Angeles I live in Sacramento. I don't have anyone to take care of him and feed him while i'm gone so i was wondering if i could take him in a box with plenty of food. Would he experience any car dizziness? Altitude...
  4. R

    Should my Spur thighed tortoise already be in hibernation?

    He's 5 years old, he hibernated last year in about September. I've just been looking around websites that have been saying if you leave it till September its too late. He doesn't seem ready yet he has been sleeping more, but today he ate a load of lettuce, so im gonna have to wait another month...
  5. A

    Cherry Red-footed Tortoise Help?!?

    Ok, so I want to get a Cherry Red-footed Tortoise as a pet, but my parents think all turtles and all tortoises carry parasites just because we used to have one and it had a few parasites. How can I convince them to get one? How big do Cherry Red-footed Tortoises get? How much do Cherry...
  6. P

    housing sulcata tortoise with rabbit outdoors?

    so my friend is leaving to college, and he owns a sulcata tortoise he wants me to take care of it, since he placed an ad on donedeal and no one replied unfortunately 90% of my backyard is for a pen with 3 rabbits it may sound crazy, but would these 2 species be ok together and before you ask...
  7. D

    Can my Tortoise eat Yarrow?

    Just curious if my russian tortoise can eat yarrow.
  8. D

    Vet on vacation for 3 weeks, Something is wrong with my Tortoise (Westley Snipes)!?

    His eyes are swollen, if i give him a bath he will open them for maybe 10 minutes before having them shut on him again. I'm really worried about him since he isn't eating. I tryed to take him to the vet but because of the holiday season the only vet in the area that deals with tortoises is away...
  9. S

    I'm thinking of buying a russian tortoise. Can I keep it in a tank? and what other

    things does it need? I read online that you aren't supposed to keep tortoises in tanks and in tortoise tables instead. does anyone out there keep their tortoises in a tank?
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    I'm thinking of buying a russian tortoise. Can I keep it in a tank? and what other

    things does it need? I read online that you aren't supposed to keep tortoises in tanks and in tortoise tables instead. does anyone out there keep their tortoises in a tank?
  11. K

    what's the smallest type of turtle or tortoise?

    If you know a really small type of turtle or tortoise that stay really small or just small, then please tell me. Please keep the size 6" or under full grown for a tortoise and 4" or under full grown for a turtle because i only have a ten gallon tank. thanks:)
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    getting a tortoise ; advice please?

    Im thinking about getting adult hermann tortoise, one that will hibernate of course. I didnt really want to leave him outside all the time in case something tried to attack him. If I brought him an outdoor enclosure and put something so if it rains he could go in a not get wet. Like when im not...
  13. J

    newbie tortoise advice - which is best?

    i want a tortoise, which breed is best for a begginner? and which is the best environment to keep it in, i.e. a tortoise table or vivarium/tank? thanks
  14. A

    I have a racing tortoise, is it ok to give him steroids?

    I have this elderly racing tortoise, he's slowing up, Would steroids be ok for him.
  15. J

    How long can a Horsfield Tortoise go without food?

    im looking after a friends tortoise and it wont eat anything and i was wondering what to do because i dont know if its normal for them not to eat. It hasnt eaten for 5 days and is about 6-9 years old. it is kept in a vivarium - not sure of the temps and it has a UV light and a heat lamp
  16. E

    should i get a turtle or a tortoise?

    i need a lot of help.there is a reptile show that also sell reptiles in a week that i am going to.i cannot decide which to get snapping alligator turtle or a tortoise of some sort i do not know which one to get because i really want a snapping alligator turtle but i looked into it and if it...
  17. J

    Help with Buying a Tortoise!?

    So, my roommate and I want to get a tortoise. The pet store here sells Sulcata or somethings like that. I have a 10 gallon tank and things left over from a dwarf hamster. What else do I need? I know nothing about tortoises at all and I need help. If there is another species that you would...
  18. H

    Hermann's Tortoise keeping?

    Can this type of turtle be kept alone or it is advised to keep them at least in pair?
  19. O

    what are the great things about using substrate for my russian tortoise?

    i read it can dirty the water and wondering if i should buy the substrate or not from the coconut zoomed 2 bricks thing
  20. T

    Im getting a tortoise?

    im getting a female tortoise and im wondering how many eggs will she lay ? and whats the best breed of turtle that stays small?
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