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  1. J

    Hates bath time

    I read that I need to be bathing my tortoise everyday for the first year when they are young, however my tortoise hates it. He instantly starts trying to climb out and is visibly stressed in the bath. I've checked the temperature, let him come to me when hes active to take him etc., but nothing...
  2. J

    Is this safe?

    Yes, he's gone completely underneath now and I'm playing spot the tortoise haha. Think he was just finding his feet with the extra bedding
  3. J

    Is this safe?

    Yeah he has a log which he sleeps under, he's gone completely underneath now, think he was just struggling to find the bottom haha
  4. J

    Is this safe?

    The enclosure is pretty big and he has plenty of room further around, I think he just likes that corner most as it's closest to the light. He has 20L of orchid bark and a hide which he sleeps in. He has a sunken water dish but he doesn't really use it often. I'm bathing him everyday as I was on...
  5. J

    Is this safe?

    My Russian tortoise is about 4 months old and digs alot, I gave him some extra bedding so he had more room to dig but for the last 2 days he seems to be lying head first in the holes he is digging. He always lies in his holes however not normally like this. Is this dangerous for him? Should I...
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