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I have a female hermanns that was living with Russian tortoises her whole life and never had any problems, she’s up for adoption 150$ located in Oklahoma

Yes! Exactly! It definitely looks like she gets a kick out of it and she definitely repeats the process, like a child going down a slide. But sometimes I’m scared her neck will get hurt or she will flip over while I’m at work

She’s a 13 oz tortoise about 5 inches long and 3 inches wide. Her enclosure is a 75 gallon enclosure with two hides, her hide she likes to climb is a half log design

I just posted a question about this exact thing, will mine get hurt? She loves to do the exact thing

Should I be discouraging her climbing them? Or will she be okay, what happens if she ends up on her back while I’m at work or accidentally falls and injures a limb?

Just keep him, tortoises are pretty easy to care for. And honestly he looks like he may be a lost or abandoned pet

Looks like a box turtle bro. That dude needs bugs and meats. Best to just bring him to a pond or something and let him do his thing

I’m so sorry about buggy, I’m sure he had an amazing life with you, and this is definitely educational to some degree. But do not blame yourself, sometimes you just don’t think about it or plain forget

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Also her basking light in a 60w Uv bulb. I keep it on all day from around 7am to midnight, then just turn it off at night. Should I be doing something different?

Her enclosure is a 75 “gallon” wooden enclosure from Amazon, her substrate is coconut fiber. She has two hides, a soaking dish, and I only feed her vegetables like broccoli and carrots and weeds like clovers and dandelions (thoroughly washed) sometimes I’ll give her a grape or apple slice, the...

Hmmm I think I will pass

Lol nope she’s not for sale !! I’ve literally been evicted because of her before, we’re stuck together

It’s baytril in a syringe. I finally got her to eat a little bit after putting it on a dandelion. I try to only use fresh washed plants for her diet unless it’s electrolytes or appetite stimulators