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    In Memoriam

    Hopefully, it will be a while before my guy crosses the bridge (I will probably be the one looking for him on the other side) but that is so beautiful and a perfectly lovely vision of tortoise heaven.
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    Russian not eating or opening eyes

    *feedback and experience.
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    Russian not eating or opening eyes

    Hey everybody, it has been a while and I hope that all of you and your torts are doing great! I have another question about lighting. If you look back at the beginning of this thread, you will see that I threw out the coiled reptisun uvb and replaced it with a t5, which is working fine. I...
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    Russian not eating or opening eyes

    I know there is A LOT of junk info out there. I had to dig through it before I found you guys. No idea how I finally made it here but beyond lucky we did. This forum/site will literally save his life.
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    Russian not eating or opening eyes

    He has taken in some of the carrot bath each morning. Still hasn’t eaten any of his solid veggies (offering Romain, collards, squash and zucchini) but is increasingly active and staying awake/burying less. Thanks so much for all of the feedback - especially the warning that UVB, Toddrickfl1!
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    Russian not eating or opening eyes

    Here’s our handsome fella...
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    Russian not eating or opening eyes

    SC : ). Unfortunately, no sunshine for a few days due to storms but I did order his new UVB today and HE HAS OPENED HIS EYES!
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    Russian not eating or opening eyes

    Thanks for the recommendations. So much better to have starting points than to just blindly search and hope. I will look into those and see if there is any specific information on preferences for Russians. Really appreciate the feedback.
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    Russian not eating or opening eyes

    Do you recommend a specific tube UVB?
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    Russian not eating or opening eyes

    Heading to the store now to get some Gerber carrots for a.m. soak. Thanks so much!!!
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    Russian not eating or opening eyes

    Wow - if the fix is that simple, I will be elated! I did read about not using “coil” type UVBs and,
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    Russian not eating or opening eyes

    Hi everyone, sorry to start out my introduction with an issue but I am glad that I found you all! I “rescued” (at least am making efforts to rescue) a tortoise from Craigslist. I am the third owner - first person got him from big box pet store, second got him from craigslist, too, and now here...
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    Russian not eating or opening eyes

    Hi everyone, I “rescued” (at least am making efforts to rescue) a tortoise from Craigslist. I am the third owner - first person got him from big box pet store, second got him from craigslist, too, and now here I am. Second owner told me he hasn’t been eating/moving much and her dog wouldn’t...
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