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Hi friends, I'm perplexed by my tortoise's lack of burrowing. She used to all the time. She doesn't even go into her hidey hut above ground. She used to always have her head under the substrate if staying in place. But recently she kinda nestles next to a drift wood in a little depression...

Hello Friends, My Russian named Morla has not passed urates lately, only clearing liquid. Last time she did this, a huge chalky chunk of urates appeared after awhile and it looked so painful to pass. She only has little poop as well. However she's not eating hardly near as much because of...

Help! I've has my Russian about 3 or 4 years, the shop said she was 5 years when we got him. My daughter got her for me for mother's day and I've really grown to love her. Her name is Morla. I'm worried that her substrate is too dry for brumation. Is it inhumane to forcefully wake them up and...

I thought Russian tortoises came from desert climates so this ground covering would be fine.

Hi there! I have had a Russian Tortoise for about 2 years. All this time she has been in a tank about 3' X 2' approx. I just built her a nice "palace" considering, that is something like 6' X 2.5'. She had been in reptile beddin g from the store, somethi8ng like bark chips. So I researched and...