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Cypress mulch & walnut shell which I then learned wasn’t good , she never had any troubles thou but loved diggin in deep

My Hermanns tort usually loves to dig herself into her substrate , and I changed it because I learned what’s best for her ( I am a fairly new tort mama) and now it’s organic topsoil with some cypress mulch mix , more soil than mulch , I just changed it yesterday but my tort won’t dig herself in...

Hi everyday , I’ve been using a “shell savor” moisturizer on my shelly-Ann and the improvement on her shell when I first got her to now is amazing I just wanted to share Incase anyone was wondering if it makes a differences ! Only 9$ on amazon I use the moisturizer every other day after her tubs !

Yes that’s why I figured I’d ask ! , the previous owner who had her was using it so I didn’t want to totally switch up her entire habitat one day to the next , and the mix is with fine fir and peat moss so it’s not the large edible green stuff they might eat , it basically looks like dirt , I...

there’s not just peat moss in the mix it’s just apart of it.

I know that peat moss okay for Russian tortoise , but I saw on the back of the bag it says for tortoises and names the red toed tortoise not a Russian and I’ve read in research before that some stuff okay for red toed aren’t good for Russians, just want to make sure it’s okay ! I found the...

Okay , I looked up my town and it says it’s safe to drink according to the town but warns about home pipes and all that ? so maybe I’ll get a testing kit before using tap water on her , thank you for all the advice !

Hey guys , I’m a newish Russian tortoise mama , i might be over thinking’s things but when you soak them what water do you use ? From the tap or what ?I know sometimes they will drink the water they are bathing in so thats why I’m curious. so far I’ve been warming up water bottles but it takes...

Oh I defy probably am ! But I see SO many conflicting things on what to or not to feed them or how I’m like aahhh I just want to be safe ? but thank you so much

Hi everyone ! I’m a fairly new tortoise mom , I just had some questions about succulents . I’ve found and done TONS of research on what succulents are or aren’t safe for my girl Shelly-Ann, I know even the ones that are safe for them are good in moderation but I still have some questions I...