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I have not tried covering her enclosure but I will try that, as for the light I use a 150 wt reptile basking light about a foot away from her basking spot, I will move it closer to make sure that it is 85-95 degrees in her basking spot. What is the ideal humidity for a RT? Thanks

Thanks, for that info Moozillion, the thing is if I put the light closer the humidity will go down a lot, it’s hard to find a good balance of humidity and heat, but I Will keep trying.

Right now it is 64 degrees and 75% humidity

I took her out of her enclosure for the picture, so that is why it looked weird, she has a uvb light and a basking light, recently I put a humidifier next to her enclosure because it was looking dry, she gets a mix if kale lettuce, dandelion, colored greens. I also have a piece of cuttle bone in...

My one and a half year old Russian tortoise has a white spot on her nose, I think it is because of shedding but I’m not positive, on a different note, could I plant chia in her habitat? Thanks for the help.

Hi all, This is kind of a odd question but is there any way to train a Russian tortoise to do stuff like come, and stay if so how? Thanks everyone.

Hi all, I have one baby Russian tortoise About one year old and I am worried she is not getting enough calcium, I have I cuttlebone in her Enclosure but she has never eaten it, I also have a UVB light, should I give her calcium supplements? Grind the cuttlebone and use that on her food or will...

My Russian Tortoise gets around an hour or two a day outside in the summer but if it is raining or it's winter then she can't, Thanks for the Info Alaskamike.

Hi everyone, I live in Maine so my one year old spends a lot of time indoors ( though she does have a outdoor Enclosure ) and I wanted to make her indoor home fill more natural by adding some grasses, does anyone have any suggestions to which type? Thanks

Cool I thought I was alone in tortoise keeping in Maine

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone sorry I meant to say I got my tort from Carol S.

Thanks, I think it is a she because she was incubated to be female but not positive can you tell from this pic

Hi everyone, I am pretty new to tortoise keeping and have one Russian tortoise which is a little over 1 year old that I got from Carl S.