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The appt. Is for his yearly! His heat lamps are about a foot away, resting on his wire top enclosure. I hope she’ll know what’s up!

Hector has some of his shell peeling in the center of his back, is it normal to peel from the center of the scute out and not from the sides? I can see shell underneath it just hasn’t come off on it’s own. He has a vet appt. In a week, I’m just worried it’s something serious.

He ate a good bit yesterday! He has cover, rocks and plants. I’ll invest in getting a scale to measure him.

I’ve had my first Russian tortoise Hector for less than a year and he’s had a loss of appetite recently and is burying himself all day. I’ve been waking him up for soaks and showing him his food but he’s barely eaten. I don’t see any signs of him being sick right now. I think he’s about two...

I have a young Russian Tortoise and I was trying to see if I could add any fake plants to pretty up his enclosure but I’m scared he’ll try to eat them. I’ve tried sprouts and other edible plants but he tears them up. Would it be safe to use some kind of fake plant? Or should I avoid all types...