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1) Do you know any good suggestions for what I should line the ground with? I was thinking a rock/soil or substrate mix. 2) If I do plant some flowers for him to snack on in here, which ones do you suggest? We live in a rather shady area, so it would have to withstand that. 3) What wiring should...

Oh geez! Thank you 😄

Hi! I rescued my Russian tortoise, Throckmorton about a week ago. The people I got him from have no idea how old he is, so I was wondering if there was any way you guys could tell? He’s definitely a male, if that helps. Hopefully these pictures will be able to give you a clue! I can take more if...

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!

Yeah!!! The article talks about how they find enjoyment from pushing things like balls around! I noticed this when I had crinckled packing paper on the ground, my buddy loveddd to push it around hahah. Tortoises are so cool! I love watching sped up videos of them - the things we never noticed...

Wow!!!!!

Hi! I have a Russian tortoise named Throckmorton. He’s finally starting to trust me, so I finally feel conformable enough to bathe him. He definitely needs one since he decided it would be super fun to walk right into his freshly dropped poop LOL. How do I do this? What have you found is the...

That’s too cute!!!! I wanna get my buddy a water fountain now!!!!! You’re so evil to my poor wallet LOL I can’t wait…

Oh god, that’s awful!!! Luckily I live in America and have quite a few reptile-obsessed buds LOL

Ah, I’m totally obsessed with him! The other night he crawled up to the little window in his enclosure and I happened to be sitting right next to it. We just stared into each other’s eyes for about fifteen minutes before he slipped and busted his butt LOL. It was super sweet and intimate, sooooo...

thank you so much, youre seriously so sweet!!!

thank you! I'll try to sneak out of the house today and get my buddy that terracotta plate.

Ohhh, thank you! Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t boring him 😛

No worries!!! In the first post I made asking for tortoise care advice, I was given a complete chart of all things for healthy torts to eat :)

Okay, I’ll edit the post now with a video of it! From mentioned from the other post we were on, I have an outside tent for him too. I’ll post a picture of that as well.