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@danii1207 @Littleredfootbigredheart Sorry guys I forgot about this thread. But yes! So I tried a couple of different solutions over the time I made this post, but I narrowed it down to these two: 1- Items in enclosure: So even though the enclosure itself was big (at least bigger than the...

Wow okay I feel dumb. I haven't looked at "her" tail in a while, and it seems like as they grew everything looks a lot more male-like. I feel like the last time I was at the vet, she also confirmed that Taco was a female but I guess not. I attached some pictures just to be sure. So I got him...

Just adding this to the thread. I read on some random website that this behavior could be a result of mating season? Obviously not sure how accurate it is because of the source, but she did show mating behavior by mounting one of her old hides until I took it out. Could this be the cause of the...

They are Arcadia desert and dragon bulbs. I measured the uvi when adjusting the height, and it was around 3-5 depending on the substrate height. The heat lamps are flood incandescent. In regards to the coir, I try to keep the spots under the heat lamps damp, but I was worried about doing the...

Thank you for the advice! I’ll definitely try and add more hiding spots and plants. That looks cool! I forgot to mention. 95 is the temp directly under the basking light because I read that somewhere. The rest of the warm side is around that 85ish. Is that okay?

Hi everyone, ironically compared to my last post where I mentioned my Russian is sleeping a lot and staying burrowed, she is now very active which is great but she is also constantly clawing at the walls and trying to get out. The enclosure has two levels. The bottom is 31” x 93” and the top...

Just a little update: you were right they were way too hot. I got these new 65w ones from Amazon because I couldn’t find non-led lights anywhere else. Changed the set up so everything is pointing down. Just need to get one more light thing for the empty stand downstairs. Thanks again for all the...

Thank you! Had to get creative when she needed more space and I didn't have any to spare lol

I got these in a bit of a rush yesterday from Lowes. It doesn’t exactly mention incandescent. Is this okay? I can return them if not

Sounds good. I'll try that. My big issue with them pointed straight down was the area that they heated up was a lot smaller compared to at an angle. Would it be okay if I pointed the main basking one straight down and left the secondary one at an angle to heat up the rest of the enclosure? When...

Thanks for the advice! I don’t think I’m using any of the lights you mentioned. I’m using three heat bulbs and two uvb fixtures. Here are pictures of both. Any issues with them? Also in terms of humidity i try to keep that dirt “hill” at the end of her hide on the left side of first floor wet...

My Russian tortoise is about 4 years old (guessing because I got her as a ‘yearling’ 3 years ago). In the last couple of weeks she’s been in her hide most of the day and she only gets out if I grab her and place her in front of food. She eats a little bit and eventually makes her way to the...

I just bought these succulents from a local pet store with a lot of reptiles and exotic animals. The store owner told me that they should be safe when I asked about chemicals. My plan is to plant these in her enclosure. I understand that there’s a chance my tortoise will eat and kill them which...

Hi everyone, For a while my russian tort who is around 4 and a female has been digging at the walls. She used to do this in the past but usually after upgrading her past enclosures she would be okay. A couple of weeks ago she started doing it again in her IKEA bookshelf enclosure (inspired by...