Tortoise Forum

some of you might remember my earlier thread on what tortoise I should get, I ended up choosing a leopard as planned, (specifically a giant south african) i have upgraded the enclosure size to accommodate, and I was just wondering what his diet should look like. The one Im getting off morphmakret seems to have some slight pyramiding, which should be fine as long as I fix his die...

Wondering what other types of more 'staple' greens people are able to easily grow indoors for marginated tortoises? I have a baby that has been doing great and got the Tortoise Supply mix suitable for this species, but am still wondering if there are other items that others are growing indoors during the colder months for those who experience them.

Temps are startin...

Pangshura Smithii (brown roofed turtle) are quite innocent specie of turtles endemic to south asia. I would love to know if anyone has come across this turtle in their life.
My brown roofed turtle

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a good home for Speedy, aka Biggiesaurus Rex, a 15-year-old female sulcata who has been living in our backyard since 2024, compliments of my father.

Speedy has a lot of personality, and our kids really enjoy her. But it’s become clear that our small backyard isn’t giving her the room she needs to roam and graze. She’s eaten ...

Soon to be 6 yr old male I received when he was 2 weeks old. Easily in my top 3 species. I obtained my first trio in the late 80’s when little was out there regarding captive care. All I was told was “they like bananas”. Although true, they need a much more varied diet, and being wild caught it was soon apparent that they weren’t thriving. So, I parted with them and they were tr...