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i just built a new enclosure for my Russian and I keep reading about how the clamps are dangerous.. And they do make me nervous.. I'm tired of checking them every morning. I decided I needed an extra one because my tortoise is trying to hibernate (we think) and we need to keep him up. But the...

I live in south Florida where I figured it would be pretty easy to find a vet to see him.. Think again lol no one sees tortoises and if they do they're "not taking anymore new patients" and I just keep getting blown off and referred to other people. She was great and very nice.. Even agreed to...

she was showing me different X-rays in a book and you can see the gas and inflammation in the stomach area on the X-ray and it did look like the picture in the book of a tortoise with gastritis. She gave him metronidazole which is an antibiotic and then i got a prescription for Reglan which will...

I got my Russian Tortoise, Goku, in July. I got him from Petsmart... yeah, I know, not the best idea.. But I picked him BECAUSE he was the one eating ironically. Since then he has not eaten very much or gone to the bathroom very much.... I wasn't sure if he wasn't going to the bathroom because...

Thank you all very much for the info! I actually took him to the vet today for a check up ...and because he hasn't eaten very much since I got him or gone to the bathroom very much. But I wasn't sure if he wasn't going to the bathroom because he wasn't eating.. or wasn't eating because he...

If that is what he likes, are most succulents okay for tortoises? Are there any in particular that yours like? I bought it as a decoration never thinking he'd eat it considering he won't eat anything but it's better than nothing if it isn't hurting him.

Thanks for all the help guys - so we determined its a sedum and it's safe? :) I have cut out the butter lettuce and raddaccio completely. He has a plate full of dandelion greens and bok choy that he will not touch and some Mazuri that he won't look at either. I have a vet appointment for this...

my Russian tortoise refuses to eat anything but butter lettuce and radaccio from Trader Joes.. yep I'm serious.. I've tried weeds, dandelion greens, Mazuri LS, Bok Choy, zoo med tortoise food, you name it.. He hates it. So I was at Petco the other day picking up a water dish and saw a little...

any reccomendation for a good vet in the area? I've seen the Florida vet list.. just wondering if anyone has a personal reccomendation or opinion.

Another question... I see there's a Mazuri tortoise diet and a Mazuri LS... seems like the LS is more for Russians but no one ever mentions that one in their posts. Does it really matter which one I get?

Just saw your response after I posted that, Tom. Sounds good to me.. I'm sure he'll appreciate it lol :)

Ahh okay, thank you for the suggestions :) Its kind of a strange problem because its only temporary... his basking area is usually about 95 degrees and the cool side is in the 70s. He actually prefers the cooler side most of the time... which I don't blame him, we live in south Florida so it's...

its a high of 70 today in Florida... normal (or even warm) for everyone else ha but cold for us.. low of 48 last night. Its sunny outside but windy so it feels colder than 70... so I have my RT inside but its pretty chilly in here as well. His enclosure has an open top... any recommendations for...

Sorry one more question.. ha :) It's warm here almost all year but we do get a couple "cold fronts" (not cold to most of you i'm sure lol) ...right now its a high of 70 and a low at 48 at night... it's pretty cold in the house though and not really warm enough outside for him to go out (it's...

I don't ever offer any fruit because I've read varying posts about parasites.