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More than one?Hi, Iv'e had my horsefield tortoise for nearly 6 months now, Iv'e bathed him twice in the process and cleaned his cage out completely once. My younger Permalink -- click for full blog post "More than one?" pregnant painted turtle?i rescued a painted turtle from a kids fishing pole. she has done great. she is a very happy anergetic picky eatin turtle. we have had her about a month Permalink -- click for full blog post "pregnant painted turtle?" How much should my 7 month old Sulcata eat?How much should she be eating each day? When we got her in March the vet said she was overweight. Now I just kind of put down some food and let her go. Permalink -- click for full blog post "How much should my 7 month old Sulcata eat?" Crossing the roadWhy do turtles always walk across the road and never beside it! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Crossing the road" turtle eyeswhy are turtles eyes on the side of there head not the front Permalink -- click for full blog post "turtle eyes" yellow bellied red trim turtleWhat kind of trutle has a yellow belly with a shell that has red trim on the underside. found it in upstate new york near buffal Permalink -- click for full blog post "yellow bellied red trim turtle" Guts coming out of the body when going to the bathroomI have a question about my tortoise. It seems like it has a serious problem going to the bathroom, today I saw it making a lot of effort and pushing Permalink -- click for full blog post "Guts coming out of the body when going to the bathroom" What do i doMy turtle had Opened is mouther and closed his eyes and stop breathing for about 10 seconds and i got scared can you tell me what to do? sorry i have no Permalink -- click for full blog post "What do i do" boy or girl??here are my two tortoises please can you tell me if i have a boy or a girl or two males and female Permalink -- click for full blog post "boy or girl??" My climbing tortoise.I was wondering. I have had my Red footed tortoise Kassidy for about a year now. She is a great tortoise, but she loves to climb. I haven't read anything Permalink -- click for full blog post "My climbing tortoise." tortoise flips overmy tortoise has flipped over durin the day and has been on its back for several hours and seemed to be a little stressed. it lives in a tortoise table Permalink -- click for full blog post "tortoise flips over" bubblesthere are bubbles in my red eared slider turtle tank. not ones that go up and pop. these ones are small and are in a big group an darent popping. they Permalink -- click for full blog post "bubbles" What happened to my tortoise?I live in Phoenix and it was 106 degrees today. My tortoise is only a year and a half old. He lives inside. He was scrathcing at his cage today so I Permalink -- click for full blog post "What happened to my tortoise?" sick turtlehow do you know when your desert tortoise is dehydraded or exhaustion? Permalink -- click for full blog post "sick turtle" puffy turtle eyeswhat does it mean when turtles eyes get puff Permalink -- click for full blog post "puffy turtle eyes" My Turtlehello my turtle is a pond-slider and lives in a tank but he isn't eating his food can you please tell me why also his eyes never close can you please tell Permalink -- click for full blog post "My Turtle " open tortoise mouthMy large dessert tortoise is eating and drinking, however he seems lethargic and is hanging around unuasal for him He is opening his mouth as wide as Permalink -- click for full blog post "open tortoise mouth" open mouthMy large dessert tortoise is eating and drinking, however he seems lethargic and is hanging around unuasal for him He is opening his mouth as wide as Permalink -- click for full blog post "open mouth" I don't know what this means...I PURCHASED A RUSSIAN TORTOISE FROM PETCO AND HE HASN'T CRAPPED YET WHY, IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG OR IS IT THAT TORTOISES DON'T POOP, BY THE WAY WE GIVE Permalink -- click for full blog post "I don't know what this means..." want to know about my tortoise?i want know know about my tortoise. he is green colour... and always hide himself unfer anything... as he go down to my pillow i want to know what he is Permalink -- click for full blog post "want to know about my tortoise?" Yellow EyesWhy does my tortoise have yellowish eyes Permalink -- click for full blog post "Yellow Eyes" how big do tortoise get?we have a sulcata tortoise. I was wondering how big he can get and how long they can live? Permalink -- click for full blog post "how big do tortoise get?" small problem,i am having a star tortoise and from few days he is smalling and even his stool also i am not able to understand what is the problem and what i should Permalink -- click for full blog post "small problem," My red eared slider lost clawsI just noticed recently that my red eared slider, which is about 8 months old, has lost a claw on both his back paws. One of his paws (on the righ) has Permalink -- click for full blog post "My red eared slider lost claws" Is my tortoise sick?My tortoise, who is 7 years old, has suddenly started digging a new burrow and is no longer eating. His diet consists of the turtle salad (collard greens, Permalink -- click for full blog post "Is my tortoise sick?" african side necked turtlewhat does it mean if my african side necked turtle has yellow spots on its shell Permalink -- click for full blog post "african side necked turtle" A little to warm water :((my baby snapping turtle was put in warm water to warm for him by accident because my brother didnt know how to change his water but he is ok now that i Permalink -- click for full blog post "A little to warm water :((" Turtle AgeHow can I tell how old my pet turtle is Permalink -- click for full blog post "Turtle Age" color of poop?My family is watching an Russian tortise for a friend. it pooped brown color turds, followed by a whitish cottage cheese type poop. is this ok? Permalink -- click for full blog post "color of poop?" white spotsmy Greek Tortoise has weird white spots all over his body, and he is very brown where there aren't spots. what's wrong with him Permalink -- click for full blog post "white spots" Cracked shellMy dogs caught a turtle and cracked his shell underneath at the front. What can I do to help him heal? I have put him outside in the garage in a container Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cracked shell" What do I do when my Russian Tortoise mates?What do I do when my Russian Tortoise mates? Also What age are they at when they mate and when is breeding/mating season? Permalink -- click for full blog post "What do I do when my Russian Tortoise mates? " Star tortoise health careDoes a baby star tortoise need an eye drop? What r the problems regarding eyes Permalink -- click for full blog post "Star tortoise health care" Beak CheckOkay, we have recently acquired a russian tortise, juvenile, most likely male, 3''. I'm doing a lot of research, but i want to know how to tell if his Permalink -- click for full blog post "Beak Check" hurmans tortoise peeing alotmy 5 yr old hurmans tortoise is peeing alot of clear liquid, is this normal Permalink -- click for full blog post "hurmans tortoise peeing alot" Injured tortoise / turtleRescused tortoise from my dogs who have cracked his shell underneath at the front. He is not bleeding much, but I have put some neosporin on the shell Permalink -- click for full blog post "Injured tortoise / turtle" star tortoiseFor how much time should i keep my baby star totoise in water Permalink -- click for full blog post "star tortoise" can they mate?i own an immature male sulcata tortoise named hector and a friend of mine got bored of their female russian tortoise now named Natasha we now own her because Permalink -- click for full blog post "can they mate?" red eared sliderhow big does a red eared slider have to be before you can start feeding them fis Permalink -- click for full blog post "red eared slider" Rocky My TortiseHi! At home I have my verry own pet tortise. He is a Baby Golden Greek Tortise his name is Rocky. So now heres his story. One day some friends of ours Permalink -- click for full blog post "Rocky My Tortise" tortoise questionWhy my star tortoise's mouth is looking blac Permalink -- click for full blog post "tortoise question" tortoise questionwhy my tortoises mouth is looking blac Permalink -- click for full blog post "tortoise question" Red Ear Slider has orange beak symptomI noticed the other day my red ear slider turtle's beak looks a little orangey. Thought she hurt herself - maybe it was blood. But she has no problem at Permalink -- click for full blog post "Red Ear Slider has orange beak symptom" where do tortoises livecan my tortoise live in my living room, out of his tan Permalink -- click for full blog post "where do tortoises live" What kind of turtlewhat kind of turtle do i have? It is orange and black Permalink -- click for full blog post "What kind of turtle" why would a tortoise stay in the water dish alot?I was wondering if it was safe for our tortoise to stay in the water soaking dish for hours a day? We recently made them a new habitat and even though Permalink -- click for full blog post "why would a tortoise stay in the water dish alot?" cumberland slider turtlewere does my Cumberland Slider turtle hatch her eggs Permalink -- click for full blog post "cumberland slider turtle" big yellow bumpmy tortoise has a big bump on the bottom of his back right leg. What do I do Permalink -- click for full blog post "big yellow bump" Injured tortiseWe have a small secada tortise that our dog got a hold of. She has three punctures in the top of her shell and one puncture on her underbelly. Is there Permalink -- click for full blog post "Injured tortise" shaking armsI have 4 yellow bellied turtles, and the biggest one keeps going really close up to the other's faces and shaking his front arms really close infront of Permalink -- click for full blog post "shaking arms"
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