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Hello! I’ve had my Russian for about 3 years now. I haven’t trimmed his beak since, but lately I’ve seen his beak is a bit overgrown. Do I need to take him to a vet for a trim, or will I be able to do it at home by giving him whole leafs? He’s already fed on an unglazed terra cotta plant...

I’ve had my Russian for about 3 years now. We started him off in coco coir, which he seemed to enjoy. He loved digging in it, but it was too messy and got into his food/water bowls constantly. We ended up switching it out for orchid bark. it’s been much better, cleaner, and looks a lot nicer...

Can't believe more people aren't correcting him in the comments...

Looks like their profile pic is a photo of their enclosure. OP, please read those care sheets! Seems like you could change quite a lot judging by your profile pic.

If they've bullied each other before, wouldn't it be best to keep them separated no matter what? I know I've seen pictures of baby sulcatas with missing eyes/scales due to small fights with other torts.

How big is your enclosure?

How cold does it get in your house at night? Russians generally don't need any night heat unless it gets under 60 degrees. They even might benefit more from lower night temps. He's still new, he might still be getting used to his new home. they are very active the first couple of days because...

Of course the pet store would sell you those items, they only care about making money and not the wellbeing of your tortoise. Please listen to everyone else in this thread. We aren't trying to sell you things, or even make money off of this. We just want your tort to be healthy and thrive.

Definitely not a Russian, kinda looks like a Redfoot to me? I'll let the experts here help you out more though.

Most likely due to a small enclosure. When its not big enough, there's not much reason for them to walk around and explore so they just sleep and burrow. I'd recommend at least 8x4 feet for a Russian, since yours is most likely already full grown.

Welcome! Please make sure to read our care guide in the Russian tort section, seems like your enclosure could use some help.

That's too small of an enclosure. Check out our care guide, but I like to recommend at least an 8x4 enclosure, thats big enough for them to walk around and have interesting things to do. In a small enclosure they may not exercise enough and don't get motivated to walk around.

He looks bigger than a couple months old! How humid is his enclosure? Since your hand is also dry, can I assume you live in a very dry environment?

How big is your enclosure? If its too small, that makes them less likely to go out and move around, since there's no reason for it.

Size doesn't matter much, but yes she is most likely the dominant one.