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My Russian tort has been less active during the past few weeks. Is it because of the oncoming winter and the weather getting cooler? He is an inside tort and I have read that it usual for them to be less active during the winter. Is that true? I let him out a couple of times a week. Is it ok to...

Ok thanks!

Is it ok for Sheldon to eat them?

my tort loves munching on these very small leaves and purple flower that it blooms can anyone please identify it, just to make sure it's not toxic or anything .

as you can see he like the coir

Ok I will

O wow 10 to 15! Hopefully tomorrow I will have the time to change his substrate around. I think I will try straight coir. I'm going to let it dry a bit before putting it in his cage because it was quite a mess when it was wet.

He seems fine now If he does it again I will bring him to the vet

I went to check on Sheldon and I noticed red splotches in his cage! I checked him to see if he was bleeding and I noticed his tail was red I looked for a cut and couldn't see any! It looked like blood with a little mix of unrates! Please help! He seems fine now but I am very concerned!

Yes the growth is what I was concerned over. It's about time to clean out his cage and replace the substrate. He has the pellets because I tried a mix of coir and play sand, but barely ate when I had it in his cage. And seemed miserable because he was covered in coir and sand all the time. Once...

I don't live by any reptile vets and I was just wondering if my torts shell is healthy. His is active and has quite an appetite he eats organic spring mix and has a UVA and UVB bulb and I soak him once a week. He is around one year old.

Oh ok thanks for the help!

Thanks for the info I have already been soaking him everyday. I am asking about the Eco straw because the guy at the local pet store has been using it for his torts for 30 plus years. Is there any specific reason why I should use sphagnum moss instead if the Eco straw?

Is Eco straw a good substrate for my Russian tort? I recently discovered my mixture of play sand and coir can cause intestinal problems for my tort. Probably the reason why he hasn't eaten in a week. Any suggestions on a good substrate for my Russian tort Sheldon?

The basking side temp is in the mid 90s and the warm side is around mid 80s, is that warm enough? I will also try to add some color to his food today and see if he eats it