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i only have one and i feel like it doesnt have enough coverage in the whole tank.

Also, it is winter time here in MI so it would be difficult for me to remove all the rocks right now. id have to scoop them up and poor them outside one cup at a time LOL. if its a severe problem i will take your advice and change it but would you have any advice on cheap alternatives to...

Buying that today. Thank you!

it is a 165 gallon outdoor pond liner indoors, so it is not too small. but thank you for the advice! he does have a outdoor enclosure as well. this is a lot of information and a lot of money so this will happen throughout time but i will consider your recommendations with an open mind. my...

wanted to hop on here and say thanks to some of the OG turtle lovers… you helped me educate myself and provided resources to give the best care. I've had plato for about three-four years and there has been a lot of trial and error’s with his enclosure. This set up has been the biggest and best...

I would not have them in the same enclosure.

With my bestfriend at a house she is animal sitting for and these people have a female russian (i have a male) and her beak is green. They only feed her pellets and kale. Going to see if i can buy her from them and give her a better life. Wanted to know opinions on what may be wrong with her...

just woke up from a nap :tort::tort:

Plato the russian

Thank you this most likley seems to be what happened, he doesnt have any outer shell damage but i still think he probably got attacked or bitten. I might sound stupid saying this but my dad recently but antibacterial antibodies in the pond for all the fish and such so im kind of hoping that it...

That was my first thought, check the update to we what happened

Update: after offering a worm (which he politely declined by just closing his eyes), i picked him up and he didnt move, struggle or care at all which seemed weird to me. He reeked of some dusgusting smell and i looked at the bottom of his shell, he was producing some ooze that was yellowish and...

This baby that we put in our pond awhile ago somehow got into my russians outdoor enclosure! I think he climbed on a rock that is on the outside and dug into it since i can see a little hole but wow! Why would he want to do this??!

LOL yep!! Ive let him in there a few times while i was out observing and doing some finishing touches, today was his second full day out with occasional supervision and he did great, too tiny to get out even when hes trying his hardest?

Gorgeous shell