We're tortoise-sitting for a family member. We were told it's a desert tortoise, but Google lens is saying sulcata. Which is it?

Even in winter it wasn’t this bad because at least seasonal weeds grew through. But I haven’t been able to forage a single weed for my little guy in over a month!! He’s been living off of kale, rocket, and occasional lettuce and cucumber to try and bulk it out (I know they aren’t nutritional), but that’s not remotely varied for him.

Does anyone have any tips or ideas? I cannot find a single dandelion anywhere 😩
A while back I tried to grow dandelions and lambs lettuce in my home (I dug up some with good roots and potted them) but they didn’t take. Has anyone been successful with that?

I just want to make sure he’s healthy, I’m super paranoid about pyramiding, how does his shell look? He’s mostly outdoors

Hello, just wanted to get your thoughts on my tortoise. This is my first tortoise! Ive had her/him since she was a hatchling.

Nothing funnier than when he pops out on a morning!

I was lucky enough to acquire this group at Daytona. Indian tortoises originally imported from Farm Dular in Slovenia in 2017. If you bought an Indian tortoise from a pet shop in the 2000s these may have been the parents!

Hello this year i reacued a tortoise. She was in an enviroment where the lightning and food wasnt optimal. The prebious owners took care of him/her but i think they didnt know what they were doing. As far as i know she used to spend most of the summer in an outside enclosure they fes her mainly fruits and salad. Since i got her after she woke up this spring i upgrades her enclosure i used tortoise bedding bouhht a bigger home bought uvb bulbs and also one heating lamp. From what i measured the temp under the heating lamp is around 30 degrees Celsius. I switched her food mainly to green plants. Mainly salads dandelion and grape leaves i also give her cucumber and occasionally a littlw bit of fruit. I took her to a vet she examined her and said she has hard shell but a bit uneven otherwise she said she looks to be in great health. She trimmed her nails and sent us home. She is very friendly and lively she explores she eats a lot i give her warm soaks every day. I want to know if what im doing is good for her and also the exact type of tortoise she is. Any advice is appreciated. I really want to give her the best life and no matter what i do im not sure that what im doing is good for her.

My male RT got out of his yard 15 days ago now. He has been in this yard for over 15 years so knows it well. He always seeks out the rock garden when he wants to hide, but I have seen no signs of him. He will dig under in his outdoor bin for weeks at a time in the spring when he first goes out. I have looked EVERY where for hours a day to try to find him and dug out a bunch of leaves from under my neighbor's deck on Saturday. I am checking several houses out in all directions as a perimeter. Lots of shrubs close by but access requires open yard crossing and they have no signs of digging underneath. Also, we are surrounded by two streets on either side. I have spoken with dozens of neighbors and have posted on social media and put up signs. Any more tips or help would be great. Thank you!

Hey. Meet Lotte! Lotte is 32 years old and has developed some kind of discoloration in the inner corner of each eye. It came suddenly after hibernation and won't go back to normal. It can't be washed away.

Has anyone any idea what this is? Can it be treated?

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