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Makes sense, I already cleaned it up. I usually give Boo a few soaks a week. Thanks everyone for the responses.

I was just concerned because the consistency has changed, it's really wet lately.

Hello, this is boo, a RT who is about 1.5 years old. I've had the tort pretty much its whole life and recently Boo has been having really watery white discharge. Usually the discharge is slightly pasty. Is this something I should be concerned about? Thank you, David.

Thanks, it's a hatchling. I've been following the thread you shared and another on hatchling care. This is my first tortoise and reptile, so it's all new to me. I did my thorough readings on this forum before getting the hatchling.

There's no other spots, the shell does seem kinda sharp right above the neck where the bubble is.

What's an AW spot? Thanks

ATC

Hello, I noticed my RT hatchling has a bubble on its neck. I was wondering if this is something of concern or just a blister? Thanks.

Thanks!

What is the best way to measure enclosure temperatures? I bought an infared temp gun and a digital temp/humidity for inside. Just wondering on preference, not sure if the inside thermometer is necessary if I have a temp gun to check temperatures. Thanks in advance.

What would be some safe plants to put in my enclosure? I was looking at succulents but not sure what would be safe.

Thanks for the responses, I'll start with the care sheet.

Hello, new to the forum, looks like a great place to start. Im looking to be a new Russian tortoise owner. Trying to research online but there is too much contradicting information and I stumbled across this forum which seems to have the best information. I'm looking at purchasing a hatchling...