Hey everyone!

I have two Hermann tortoises. My family has had them for 20 years or so, and they have a lovely big enclosure outside with lots of hides, tort-safe plants, a greenhouse, and what is essentially a little chicken coop. However, one of them - Daisy - has taken to climbing the side of the enclosure until she's lifted out, then she runs around the garden exploring and eating any clovers she comes across. The other - Rainbow - likes to come out and forage as well but doesn't really ask or run around like her sister.

Our garden is big and closed off for the dog, but there are lots of small spaces a tortoise could wander out of without close supervision. Especially Daisy, who's very active and needs close supervision. I'm thinking about getting harnesses so I can put them on a spike like you would a dog, long enough to let them free roam but short enough to keep them in the garden. And also make them easy to find. But I'm also open to other ideas that some of you might've had?

Thanks in advance for any responses 💕

When I received my tortoise he had obvious pyramiding. I’ve followed all husbandry advice from the tortoise trust since I’ve had him. The top images are when I first got him and the bottom is him now. Is the pyramiding getting worse? I can’t tell if it’s the old pyramiding that I can see and the new growth is fine or if it is getting worse.

My husband built her a jacuzzi. She loves it.

Found this outside should I ask around or what

Box turtle 🤔

LuLu loves his boxes, of course this box only lasted a day before he trampled it flat.

I am positive I see signs of a URI in her, so I already have an exotic vet appointment scheduled for Thursday

red footed tortoise

Hello,

I recently adopted this 5 year old tortoise from a family member who I learned had him, didn't really know how to take care of him, and hadn't been treating him too well. He was fed semi-regularly only romaine lettus, had no water bowl in his tank, no calcium supplements, no heat lamp and only uvb bulb. I think he occasionally was getting a soak. He was kept in a 3x2 ft tank with only coconut substrate.

What are your thoughts on his shell health?

Was this neglect? I'm taking him to the vet this next week. He is very friendly, curious, and wants to go explore. I am trying to pamper him, so I am in the process of making him a 6x4 ft enclosure, getting an outdoor movable fence for supervised outdoor time at parks I know aren't treated w fertilizer/pesticides, and am going to make his old tank a bioactive enrichment tank with safe plants. I got the calcium supplements, plan to mix safe dirt with the coconut bedding for better burrowing (he had not been observed digging before), dried flower tortoise treats, dandelion greens to mix with his romaine lettus (though I plan to switch the greens each week), a heat lamp, a water bowl, a tub for 2x weekly soaking, and some cork bark to try to give him something to engage with until I can build his new home this weekend.

Any other ideas for what i should get him? What makes tortoises happy? What would be in a dream tortoise enclosure?

Thanks for reading my monolog. I just really love this little guy and his sassy personality.

Do these guys tend to get nervous in a new home/habitat? Any tips to ease the transition? He will have to be in his smaller inside one for a little until we have the new outside one set up. He’s normally outside during the day and inside at night!

Just finished up my outdoor enclosure. Anything else you guys would recommend to add?

I have a 2 year old sulcata.

Sulcata tortoise, about 5 yrs old, the stains around her mouth are from strawberries, don’t worry. I’ve noticed her eyes seemed a little puffy, and upon closer look, there’s a little bubbling in the corner. I’ve no clue if this is harmful or what to do. On the same note any tips for keeping her moisturized? It’s been in the 90s all week and I’ve been giving her (kiddie pool with a couple inches of water) tub soaks for 10 minutes every few days, but she’s still just mostly eating grass and some veggies/fruit once in a while.

Blitz the Greek Tortoise

Griffo, Sonoran Desert Tortoise

I noticed these bumps the past few days and I was wondering if these are chin glands on my desert tort? Is my tort a male? They are soft and not hard nodules. Symmetrical on both sides under the chin. I thought my tort was a female but maybe not?

This is only half of his enclosure but I’m exhausted from changing his substrate. I used
Zoo Med Eco Earth Compressed Coconut Fiber Expandable Reptile Substrate x 3
Zoo Med Premium Repti Bark Natural Fir Reptile Bedding x2
Green beans enclosure is 6x3x1 so it’s pretty spacious. The compressed dirt came with 3 bricks per pack. And his enclosure is made from a garden bed my mom got me on Amazon!

We've had this dork for five years, looking forward to many more. Hermann's male. We call him, "Toots" pronounced like, "puts" with a T.

Had Alan for about 3 weeks now, his enclosure has been upgraded but he's been outside the past couple weeks enjoying the uk heat. Indoors at night but whenever you walk into the fenced off area he still charges at me, loses interest in whatever he is doing and then goes for the kill xD

Still tried to bite anyone who comes near him or in the same room. Hoping its just hormonal and that he chills out soon.

Our neighbors found a tortoise and thought it was our Sulcata. It is very much not 😅 But I couldn't tell if it looked like a desert tortoise. It looks more like the ones from the pet store to me. Can anyone tell from this picture?

I am helping to look after this lovely boy, I don’t know much about tortoises but I am learning. I know he likes a bath, to get outside in the sun and eating dandelions for a treat. I know his shell has some pyramiding (?) but I wondered how his colour and skin looks (from the point of view of people who know). Any advice on what I can do to help him live his best life would be much appreciated, thank you tortoise people!

tartaruga (Testudo hermanni probabilmente, vivo in Sardegna) che da decenni vive nell'orto in campagna del nonno della mia ragazza, lui dice che quando ha comprato il terreno stava già lì, non riesco a immaginare quanti anni abbia! (PS. È un fottuto carrarmato)