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    Russian tortoise bottom shell white spot

    Hi everyone, We noticed our Russian Tortoise Clyde has a white spot on his bottom shell, it doesn't look like shell rot and we are not sure what it is, we figured we'll ask the fellow tortoise lovers before we really panic and take him to vet. Thoughts on what it might be? We already tried...
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    Russian Tortoise always sleeping/hiding

    Hi Mike Aww thanks ? We actually give lukewarm bath to Clyde everyday, for 20-30 mins when we wake him up. That is a good point, we haven’t, do we take him to vet to do this?
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    Russian Tortoise always sleeping/hiding

    Thanks Wellington and Tom! We think Clyde is a lot happier with his new and improved enclosure! He still doesn't come out as often as we'd like but I think that's just because he's still a baby.
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    Russian Tortoise always sleeping/hiding

    Thanks Tom! I did look at your guide before we got Clyde, you did an amazing job! Thank you so much! I did noticed you say no MVB in your guide, but unfortunately we are still trying to figure out Clyde's outdoor enclosure situation, so we can't switch just yet, but we'll definitely keep it in...
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    Russian Tortoise always sleeping/hiding

    Oh it never gets lower than 68 in the house. Although his enclosure is further away from the thermostat, I would imagine it should never be lower than 60s. If you think that’s ok, I’ll just turn off the heat lamp from now on. Do you have an example on how to rig the plants so he doesn’t knock it...
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    Russian Tortoise always sleeping/hiding

    I forgot to mention we also put on a greenhouse tent during the night to keep the temperature higher inside the enclosure than the house temperature, so should we just lower the heat lamp temperature to 68 degrees (the lowest I can set) and still keep the greenhouse tent on?
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    Russian Tortoise always sleeping/hiding

    Hi Wellington, Thanks for getting back to me! I didn't realize we could let night temperature to drop to 60s, I'll definitely keep that in mind. Maybe only use the heat lamp during winter? Yes, the humidity in the enclosure is around 50-65%, should I get a humidifier to help increasing it...
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    Russian Tortoise always sleeping/hiding

    Hello fellow tortoise lovers/owners, We need some help please. We've had Clyde since Feb, 2021, he was born back in August 2020, so he's about 10 months old now. This is the setup we have for him: - Powersun MVB from 8am to 9pm, basking spot around 100 degrees - ceramic heat lamp from 9pm to...
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    Very poorly horsefield

    So sorry for your loss. Rest In Peace Shelley.
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    Tortstork Made History!

    Love following this thread! Thanks for posting the updates!
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