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I have a rose bush in my torts outdoor enclosure and it has aphids. Any ideas on how to treat it without using chemicals?

He’s nearly 1( I think) he weighs 86grams. He lives in a wooden tortoise table with all the temps correct. We’ve built an outdoor enclosure with plenty of places to dig and hide.

Hi I live in the uk and was wondering when I can put my Russian tort outside. What nighttime temp can I leave him out or do I need to bring him in every night. Thanks

This was the advice I was given. I’m a tortoise newbie myself Your baby needs 27C/85F day and night. And it also needs 35-37C/95-100F directly under the basking lamp. The lights must be as bright as possible and on for 13 hours. At night your tortoise needs complete darkness, but still needs...

My Russian baby stopped eating I bought a black ceramic light for night time after someone on the forum recommended it. He’s now active , eating and has nearly doubled his weight.

Thanks that’s really helpful I’ve now got a ceramic heat lamp and hopefully this will help x

I’ve had floki for 3 months and after reading all the info I’m not hibernating him but he seems to be doing it himself. He’s buried most of the time. I get him out and soak him daily How can I keep him awake throughout the winter( we’re in the uk). He lives in a tortoise table temps all good...

How much is a big pile please. I'm not sure my Russian is eating enough. There is always food left.

Thanks. I've been soaking every day not sure he's very keen though!

Thanks. It's difficult to know if your doing it right. There's a lot of info around but not always the same advice. He lost weight to begin with but has put it back on now. He doesn't eat a lot I just keep trying different things.

Also how much should he be eating. He's about 6cms long

Hi I've had Floki a baby Russian for a month now, how often should I be soaking him? There is a lot of conflicting advice out there.