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:rolleyes:UPDATE: Nellie still not really eating, still not getting up on her own having to fetch her out in the mornings. I put her under her lamp to warm up for a bit then give her a nice warm soak for about half an hour. She is still pooping everyday and saw more creamy urates yesterday...

I bought it from an online retailer here in the uk, the guy hand makes them I can’t remember the exact material it’s not wood it’s a kind of chemical free plastic.

I knew that would be asked so I did put in the post it was an MVB

Thanks everyone for their response. I have included a picture of her enclosure. I have made a couple of changes since this photo, I have removed the black hide and replaced it with a terracotta plant pot I have half buried in the soil and I have also moved the Mvb up as temps were getting to...

Thanks for your quick reply have made Me feel a little calmer. I just don’t know what it about this little shelled being that makes me worry all the time!!!

so we have had Nellie for 5 days now. I know all her temps are good 95 basking 80 in the middle and 70 at the cool end. She is on 3” of sterilised topsoil which I dampen twice daily her lights at the minute are on from 7 am till 9pm. I am giving her daily 30 min soaks In warm water and she has...

Picked up my new tort Nellie this afternoon. Just a quick question. She seems to be settling in ok had a good wander and has had some food. My question is she has found a nice spot and burrowed down. But she has completely covered herself all you can see is a very small circle of the top of her...

Also the substrate is just a sterilised lime free too soil.

It is only a hatchling. This is just the first enclosure the weather is just starting to change here in the uk so will build a very large outdoor one ready for thesummer next year.

This was what I had thought,was thinking of moving that.

Hi after much research I have decided to get my first tort. I have read all of the care sheets for Russians from here and have read about 50% of the threads ever posted on here!! I have had my enclosure set up for about four days now (no tortoise yet, wanted to get the enclosure just right...