I have a russian and I've got no intentions of hibernating him. He has an indoor enclosure (for at night) and goes out in the garden in the day. I believe him to be around 2 years old and I've had him 18 months. I'd rather hibernate him when hes/shes older and when I am more experienced
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I've not bothered because its £35 a month and I thought £420 a year was a lot of money. Its far too expensive
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I wouldn't panic unless this happens again. My Russian once vomitted and I rushed him straight to the vets because I was told if a tortoise vomits its serious because they arnt "built" to vomit. The vet told me this was rubbish and it was basically because he'd stuffed himself stupid too...
Well one of the reasons for his tube was to administer Baytril (antibiotic) for his Pnuemonia so I dunno if that reduced his risk of infection from the site. I never noticed any redness or inflammation at the site.
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Its a tube that goes into the side of their neck and directly into their stomach. Easier to feed and also give meds orally. Heres Mort when I just got him back from the vets with his. They can also eat normally with a tube in. After a week or two he was eating fine and I only used the tube for...