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    Ate miracle gro potting mix

    Wanted to update to let anyone reading this know that he’s doing fine! So a bite or two likely isn’t dangerous to tortoises. Just treat with two soaks per day and watery foods.
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    Low-Oxalate Weeds

    Ahh awesome to hear about hawksbit! And check Etsy— not only do they have lots of cheap seeds, but many of them have free shipping. Plus you support small business owners!
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    Low-Oxalate Weeds

    Pretty sure dandelions are relatively high in oxalates? That’s one of the few I could find info on because it’s used in salads.
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    Low-Oxalate Weeds

    I can’t find a ton of info online about low-oxalate weeds (only the ones that are common for humans to eat). What are some good feeds that aren’t high in oxalates?
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    Ate miracle gro potting mix

    Thanks for your reply. He was out with me on the patio and found some that had spilled out of a potted plant.
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    Ate miracle gro potting mix

    Thank you, yeah, he'll be getting daily soaks and lots of watery foods for the next week or two to push it out. I'm more worried about the fertilizer-- I don't know in what quantities those ingredients are harmful to him. :/
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    Ate miracle gro potting mix

    I turned around for two seconds to weed a plant and found my 3-year-old Russian tortoise eating miracle gro potting mix. He took between one and three bites of dirt and may or may not have eaten perlite pellet(s). I’m really worried but it doesn’t have any sort of insecticide or weed killer—...
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    Sneezing Russian Tortoise but no Respiratory Infection

    Okay, we'll start feeding him those only 2-3 times per week in small doses. What temperatures/humidity would you suggest? What do you use? Thank you for all of your advice. Still, this doesn't solve the sneezing problem. :( I wish I knew what was wrong.
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    Sneezing Russian Tortoise but no Respiratory Infection

    The humidity level is usually around 50. It's sometimes lower, and it never gets above 60 (unless we've just mixed water in; then it's higher for a few minutes). We have an open table setup and we spray it a few times every day but mix water in only about once per week unless we notice him...
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    Sneezing Russian Tortoise but no Respiratory Infection

    It's not really a pellet per say, it's... moister than that? I'm not sure how to describe them. The package says to feed 10 of them every 12 hours each day, and that they can replace his normal food, but I prefer to give him mostly vegetables and weeds during the day and just feed those to him...
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    Sneezing Russian Tortoise but no Respiratory Infection

    He doesn't usually get anything sticky. Occasionally he gets a tiny piece of fruit as a treat, but his usual diet is dark leafy greens and weeds. He also gets 8-10 little pieces of Fluker's Crafted Cuisine Tortoise Diet each day (which I guess is kind-of sticky?) but he sneezed the same amount...
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    Sneezing Russian Tortoise but no Respiratory Infection

    Yeah, he's only a year old, though, so I want him to have night heat. At least until he's a bit bigger.
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    Sneezing Russian Tortoise but no Respiratory Infection

    My temperature at night is ~80 everywhere, and my temperature during the day is ~80 almost everywhere and ~90 under the basking light. We use a regular heat lamp at night and a UVA/UVB bulb during the day.
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    Sneezing Russian Tortoise but no Respiratory Infection

    I need advice on why my tortoise keeps sneezing/what to do about it. I first noticed he sneezed a lot after a few months of owning him. I brought him to the vet, concerned that he might have a respiratory infection. Vet said he showed no signs, but we gave him a series of antibiotic injections...
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