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Okay, so I'm thinking it's a he now. I've tried every day to get a better picture with no luck. Thank you guys for the help!

I tried to get her (him?) to come out a little bit, but today was bath day and everyone hates bath day. So, these have a little better lighting. I'll try for a better one tomorrow at breakfast.

So, today I noticed that one of my girls has a tail that is quite a bit longer than my other girl, though a bit shorter than my male. She was the smallest one, but recently started getting growth lines and is now bigger than my male. Can anyone tell me if I have a girl or a boy on my hands?

I was told that the Robo hamster I got when I was 10 was a male. A week later she had babies! :P

We haven't had a summer yet for them to play outside, but we do plan on getting a baby pool that they can be in for a couple hours a day once it's not all gross out. I live in an apartment complex right now, so I don't really want to leave them out all day. But hopefully we'll get a house soon...

They're not old enough to breed yet, but that is the plan! I originally was only going to have Dimitri and Marta, but baby Russians are so cute! So, I decided to go big or go home! It's worked out really well! :) As soon as we get some eggs (which won't be for another year probably), I'll make...

I've seen a lot of people introducing their various tortoises, so I figured I'd do the same! :) My tank is 7 ft. long and 3 ft. wide. There's a 48 inch UVB light in the middle and a basking light at one end. It stays around 85 on the warm side, 70 on the cool. I put in a trash can for...

I hadn't thought about bird seed! I have a bag of that at home already. :) Thank you! I'll have to find some seeds when I make it to a store as well.

I have four Russian tortoises, all about 4 and 5 inches long. My biggest one, her name is Marta, is the piggy of the bunch. Every morning she's the first one to eat breakfast and I've caught her trying to take food from the food dish at one side of the tank all the way to the heating lamp on the...

My mom actually had a water moccasin in her pool once. My step dad is scared to death of snakes and wouldn't go near it to get it out, so I had to use the big net thing on a stick to fish it out and toss it into the woods before anyone would try to kill the poor bugger! I took a picture before I...

Actually, my name is Sara. :P I use AllisonWonderland when I make a membership to anything as a memory to my first cat. :)

Hi! I'm the proud owner/care giver of 4 wonderful Russian tortoises in Ohio. I've had them about 3 months, and it's been an experience already! I hope to learn more by being a part of this forum. :)

How deep do you keep your substrate in your tank? And what kind of substrate is it? I did have a 50/50 mix of coir and sand for a few months, but switched to 75/25 top soil and sand two weeks ago. My russians love the soil, but I think it's harder to clean than the coir and sand. I feel like I'm...