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Aw thank you so very much for the very nice compliment , she is such a sweetheart and I love her to pieces ! Her personality is so breathtaking …she absolutely melts my heart ! Yes she’s a Russian tortoise !🐢❤️ oh yes she will stay in there . I made the sides of her new enclosure 8-9” I believe...

Tom I know it says the minimum height is 15”, for the uv-b Acadia light and it was mounted 16-17” from her . She isn’t in enclosure yet cause I want to get the temperatures 100% first !! I will 100% make sure that the cotta saucer is leveled with her coconut coir , do I pack it around the water...

Here are the pictures everyone !

Hello friends, So I upgraded my Russian tortoise Jenny from a 40 gallon to a 4ftx2ft wood table enclosure. (I know it should be bigger for a one year old ) in the process but this is her enclosure currently . I spoke with Tom and after speaking with him I bought a led light from Lowe’s 6500k...

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Hello friends, So I upgraded my Russian tortoise Jenny from a 40 gallon to a 4ftx2ft wood table enclosure. (I know it should be bigger for a one year old ) in the process but this is her enclosure currently . I spoke with Tom and after speaking with him I bought a led light from Lowe’s 6500k...

hello there all tortoise lovers, I need your opinion! My kids have this same outdoor play house , and it’s just lying around not being used! Do you guys think if I remodeled this it would be a nice area for my tortoise ?

I’m doing a soak for my Russian tortoise and saw this in water , do you know what this is ?

@Tom

This was so beyond helpful thank you so much ! My only question , on both sides of the tank does the thermometer go on top or should I put them both at the bottom for more accurate temp

i shut her lights off for the night, that thermometer is at the top of the tank directly under light. I saw a video where one should be too right under light and the other on the left side at the bottom on tank. What do you think I should do ? I put on flash on my phone so you can see how far...

Hello, so I was told to get digital thermometer, so I set it up And the first picture is on the baskin side the temp looks ok but is it ok for the humidity to be 23? Also the second picture is on the other side of the enclosure on the cooler side with no heating or uv lights , the humidity seems...

What’s the name of the thermometer you recommend from Home Depot ? Lowes ? Is there a specific brand And also will I need two for the basking side Ans the cool side ? If you can , can you please send me a picture of it so I get the accurate one I’m suppose to . Thank you so much for your help

Thank you so much for that information so thats a small dish I will Remove and use a planter one, I bought a expensive big one at pet smart that they climb into but doesn’t seem interested going in, I will get a digital thermometer to replace those ones, she is in a 40 gallon tank does that seem...

Hello there this is my Russian tortoise Jenny, I bought her going on 3 months ago, I’ve spent tons of money on lights proper bedding plenty of fresh veggies etc, I noticed on the top of her shell the lines in between her scutes are white with pinkish veins throughout, can you please let me know...