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RE: wahhh! what is this? thanks! that makes me really happy to hear..it just looked odd to me, ive never had a tortoise before and ive never read anything about what the new growth looks like. and ooohh does she have an appetite..all greens...sometimes veg...never fruit and lotsa room to...

RE: wahhh! what is this? oooh my...whew..thank you :D ive had her about 5 months and i didnt know you could see it when they grow!..cool :]

its worrying me. Theres odd whiteness growing between lulus scutes on the right side of her shell? I dont know what it is..shes my first tortoise and acts completely normal...eats normal..overall acts perfectly tortoise like. I dust her food 3 times a week with calcium and soak her as well...

helllo, just be patient...let him get situated and give him time to adjust by not handling him so much...he'll be fine :]

thanks for all the great suggestions :]

I was just looking online with some suggestions on creative ways to keep my tortoise from getting bored...not a lot of success. So i thought id ask you guys. What are some ways you provide enrichment for your tortoises?:cool:

this is lucy...shes a Russian tortoise. I just brought her home today and she's wonderful. Shes just walking about and looking around, just scoping the place out. She was even just sitting there munching on her greens not even caring that me and my bf were making lots of noise trying to put her...

i allready checked shelters...no luck. (they never answered any of my emails!) I live in Michigan and theres only one reptile rescue. (my computer is a crack heat and the usb wont work so i dont have pictures) Sad I plan to get a large kids swimming pool (i have an extra room in my house that i...

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thanks :]

im new to tortoises and monday im getting a russian. I want to know specifically what bulb i should get..ive read tons of different thing and its like an information overload.I jjust wanna make sure i the right thing..thanks

i allready checked shelters...no luck. (they never answered any of my emails!) I live in Michigan and theres only one reptile rescue. (my computer is a crack heat and the usb wont work so i dont have pictures) :( I plan to get a large kids swimming pool (i have an extra room in my house that i...

thanks :] yea im gonna go with a breeder...id be so anxious that somthing would go wrong during shipment..and i dont like thinking of a tortoise in that little plastic container for 16 hours

trust me ive done a butt ton of reaserch ha..i even have allmost a notebook full of tricks and tips to keep them happy, care and enrichment needs, healthy balanced diet ideas, the works that ive written down to make sure ive covered everything. I went through a complete tortoise obsession a...

I will be sure to get a captive bred. [hr] Yea i think they are beautiful..and one day im sure ill have one but its just not right for me now. I just feel lie a tortoise is perfect for me :P[hr] by the way what do you guys think about purchasing a baby tortoise online? ive considered it but...