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Oops forgot to mention that is a fake tortoise in there with him! He loves it though sometimes I'll catch him sleeping next to it, it's so cute! :)

Ok, so I have now had my tort Tardis for a month now, so I've been figuring out what he does and doesn't like in his enclosure. First of all, I realized that he likes his enclosure moved around every three days, so I completely change it up for him and also soak his substrate. I also realized...

I have a few things I am concerned about and being a new tortoise owner I thought this would be the best place to go. I just want to mention that he is around 10 weeks old and I've had him for almost 2 weeks now. He's usually very active and loves to climb and dig. 1. Substrate. I have a mix...

Yea I am having trouble keeping the humidity up with the mercury vapor lamp, it seems to dry up the substrate very quickly. I've been misting his enclosure multiple times a day, but still no luck. I think I'm just going to buy a humidifier for him, so I can be sure it stays humid enough since...

Thank you everyone for the tips! I'm so happy I joined the forum I feel like I am a much better tortoise owner thanks to it :D I made the tunnel out of cardboard and duct tape.

It took me a while to figure out how I wanted to set up my russian tortoise's enclosure, but I think I'm finally on the right track! First of all, I had to change his substrate because he was NOT a fan of top soil. He didn't dig in it, he wasn't as active, and he constantly had dirt stuck to...

I use a mix of soft and loose coconut fiber and my tort loves it! We used to use top soil and he didn't care for it much.

Thank you so much for the help! He is finally starting to eat his greens! He definitely doesn't eat them as fast as the red leaves, and I swear he glares at me, but I'm glad he's finally eating them. :D

Thank you! I tried cutting it up and spritzing it with water so he can't pick out what he wants, and now he ignores his food all together! He will look at it to see what it is then walk away. Should I just leave it there, or should I give in and give him what he wants so he'll eat?

So, my little guy is around 8-9 weeks old (just found out his age) and I've had him for a few days, and I am just now starting to pick up on his behaviors. One of which is how picky he is! I've noticed he only likes his red lettuce in his spring mix he won't touch any of the greens! He also...

Thank you! :)

Hello everyone! I thought I would introduce myself and my little tortoise since I am a new tortoise mommy :) I got my little guy at repticon on Saturday and I couldn't be happier with him. He is a russian tortoise and the guy didn't tell me how old he is, but he is approximately 2-3 inches...