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Diggers first home.

Eating flowers make your poop smell good. LOL

Got it covered! Digger's shell shows he is getting plenty of humidity from damp underlying substrait, outdoor habitat and regular baths (he loves to go swimming). Three months of the winter are spent in brumation. (We run humidifier in house during winter or I get nose bleeds.) We fired up the...

Lancaster where? I was born in Ohio.

I did a check before posting and found some old information that didn't directly answer my questions - and lacked a bit of detail. Digger is my first, and only tort, so I need the details. So many here are experts, they don't always realize a novice needs details. Good talk.

Digger is around 20 years. Thanks for the info; never considered anything like this. Makes lots of sense but not with a retired husband who thinks the thermostat needs to be set a 71 degrees all the time. His shell is in good shape so I assume he is getting proper humidity.

144 Grandpa Turtle, I really appreciate your short, direct comments and hate to be dense but, I stated that I was using slate and was told to use a tile. Isn't the patio floor slate? (When I think of tile, I think of porcelain.) COmtnLady, Thank you for the detailed explanation of the terra...

Tom, P.S. When you say a tile, you man a clay tile like is on the kitchen wall - ?

All interesting and good ideas. TOM: He eats well; lots of greens and some veggies. Does not like fruit. I recently went over your care sheet and lighting is right. Indoors he is misted frequently and get regular soaks. This Russian loves the water. This year, our weather is rainy and...

I just posted a thread about my Russian's beak. Your photos are fantastic for helping me about the need and what a healthy beak should look like. She is adorable. I know she will do well with all your care, and . . . thanks a lot.

BEAK: Posting pics of beak. I've been told a dremmel gets too hot to trim a beak. I've been told to cut with nail clippers. I've been told that filing is the best. I cannot work dremmel and hold Digger at the same time. Nail clippers won't cut the beak. I decided to try a coarse emery...

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL That's a tort for ya!

Is that a philodendron plant? They are poisonous. Looks great but lots of other choices. Best to grow your own without any chemicals; not easy to start. If you get from a nursery: replant immediately, with organic soil, and wait a year before using. If you don't use chemicals in your yard...

There could be a more simple answer. I know you are in UK with different climate BUT these guys are a world unto themselves. I can only relate what I know from my Russian: The warmer his temps, the more appetite he has. They can eat whatever you put in front of them for days then, get picky...

Why is it important which one he uses? Appearance? That's me. I want the habitat to look nice in my den. My Russian is very finicky and contrary. Seems he wants whatever I don't. I find less stress by adapting to what it is he wants. They are creatures of habit, stubborn and hate change...