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Two more for anyone who wants to see him.

Thanks! Tom, does my pet look like he's doing well so far from the picture I posted?

He gets ZooMed Gourmet Tortoise food...

@ZEROPILOT, Here is is.

It's definitely NOT pyramiding. He doesn't have a mohawk shell. I was just wondering why people often use the word "smooth" to describe the shell. I guess he's psycho, like me.

I have a Russian hatchling. I already read though the care sheet. Please give me personal opinions that you've acquired through knowledge or experience. He's been eating "spring mix" every day. I use the calcium spray every other day. One question I came up with while reading is how smooth...

I told him not to eat in the dirt and this is what he did. Haha.

@Pearly, I still prefer handwritten communication, so I don't mind at all. I hand-fed mine a few times when I was having trouble. Then I realized I probably shouldn't keep doing that because he needs to learn how to eat on his own. So I rip of the spring mix with my hands into various sizes...

I've been trying to use this image for help, but I think my "male" tort may still be too young to correctly sex.

From the picture of the one at Home Depot only, it looks like the bulb would extend beyond the fixture. Is that not the case? What impact does the dome lamp have on the bulb? Just the hotter basking temp?

@Tom, I have multiple analog temperature readers. I read those two threads on day one, but since my setup is a little different, I still wanted to ask some questions. Following your thread: He already came from a pet store and I'm attached. So, there's no changing that. I've returned the...

@Tom, I have multiple analog temperature readers. I read those two threads on day one, but since my setup is a little different, I still wanted to ask some questions. My house is about 71-72 at night now. It may get put up in the winter. His "cool side" stays at my house temperature even with...

Haha! I love the "smile, look at me" face at the end. So cute.

The cool side usually ends up at the room temperature of the house. With winter coming, we'll be putting it up. I also did buy a small evening bulb, but need to buy another fixture if I need to use it. I was told that a lot of people don't use night heat. So, I wasn't sure whether or not it...

The humidity meter says 60% with the new coco fiber. It was 50% with the pellets. I was told between 40 and 60 was good. If that's wrong, please correct me. As for the temps being fine, does that include it not being too hot anywhere, and not risking burning him? I'm going to buy a Reptile...