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Need to sell Yoshi and will include all supplies and indoor house. Please Contact me Cheryl at 253 267 0398. Last weighed was 983 grams. Can send pictures upon request.

I have a Russian Tortoise and we need to sell her because we just moved and we are not tortoise people I guess. I'm asking $200 for everything. We're in Washington State. Sprru I cannot ship. We've had her for 2 or 3 years and purchased her from a Pet Smart. She is healthy, no worms, but I...

Hi, I have a long LED UVB light in my RT pen, which I've seem to have had a long time. How often are you to change it? My Digital reading in 6.0, and my RT is in her pen most of the time buried. I have extras to replace this one with if necessary, but of course there is still light. Thank...

Hi everyone, it's been awhile since I've posted, but been trying to keep up on things. My RT Yoshi is now 946.2g, she's gained almost 100g in about a year. One of my questions, is that too fast of a growth? Also, she has a heat lamp for basking, a light for UVB etc, and a heat admitter...

Hi everyone, Was hoping someone can tell me or point me in the right direction to where I can find the information as to what I can grow in zone 8 that is hardy and safe for my Russian tortoise. I don’t have much outdoor space to grow so I need something I could grow in pots. Also, need a...

Hi everyone, My Yoshi is doing worse now and I have an appointment to take her into the vet on Saturday. I've heard some horror stories about vet intervention and I need some opinions on what I should allow him to do to her and not? If he wants to do blood work or x-rays or ultrasound should I...

Hi everyone, I posted recently explaining our situation, after changing everything, heat, soaking, etc. Now she's not eating, at least not yesterday, and the day before I could only get her to eat a few bites of butternut squash which is unusual since that is her favorite. She has been...

Hi, I've increase basking temp to close to 100 degrees, cool side is 70 degrees and middle is 80 degrees. Yoshi has been off her food mostly, eating very little which I change up her food constantly from spring mix, collards, turnip leaves, etc. Her feces is somewhat hard, harder than it...

Hi everyone, I haven't posted in a long while and only a few times, been reading actually :-) Any way, my RT is worrying me, she's just about 6'ish in age (don't know exactly as we bought her at PetSmart over a year ago, so just guessing age). I normally care for her, have ever since we...

Hi everyone, was wondering if a Russian Tortoise is considered a sulcata? I was under the impression I had a RT and now I'm wondering if it's a sulcata since that's what the paperwork says from Pet Smart where I purchased her. Don't Sulcata's grow quite larger than a RT? Attached is a photo...

Hi, My Yoshi, Russian Tortoise, we bought almost 1 year ago has gained a ton of weight and has more than doubled in size. At the vet she weighed 1 oz. now I weighed her today and she's 868 grams, I believe that is like 30 oz. She seems to be doing well, eating well, etc. I'm concerned she...

Hi, Yoshi was purchased from a pet store and they hadn't a clue as to her age. The vet hasn't a clue, says it would be hard to determine. Is there a way of telling a good approximation of the age of my tort? Is it like a tree and you just count the rings? lol When she gets up from her...

Hi, My tort is growing like a weed over the time we've had her (almost one year now). We purchased her from Pet Smart and she was infested with parasites when we got her, but, has since been given a clean bill of health and is doing great! My question is...Is pyramiding a given? It seems...

Hi, Yoshi has these marks that look like veins, I've attached a pic of the ones in the front, she also has them at the base too, any ideas what's going on? Should I worry?

Hi, My Yoshi doesn't seem very active, all she does is eat, bask, and sleep. Is this normal for them? I mean she doesn't even use her entire enclosure to roam. Just switches sleeping areas from her cave to her house, periodically. She seems to be growing fine, eating well, and her feces and...

Hi, I've purchased a CHE for Yoshi, her cold spot where she sleeps has been getting down in the 60's so thought I should warm her area up a bit. I placed the CHE in the center of her enclosure with a thermostat set at 80 degrees. The probe is placed at the colder end of her enclosure next to...

Hi, was just wondering if placing a heat rock and mat in an inside enclosure for my Russian Tortoise is a bad thing? I know my Yoshi seems to enjoy them; but, I don't want to damage her shell. Thanks a bunch! Cheryl

Hi, was wondering what's going on with my Russian Tortoise. She is getting larger rings, is this normal? Does anyone know what's happening? I'm new to the tortoise world and worried that something is wrong, because they are getting wider. Thanks a bunch for any response. Cheryl