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Hi, All, I haven't had to post here in some time, as all has been going well, but that unfortunately has seemed to change. My Russian Tort, Tortellini (Lini for short), about 11 months old, seems to have suddenly started declining. Last week, I went on vacation all week. I left the tortoise...

Hi, All! Bit of a long post warning, but I feel that since I've had my Tortellini for a quarter of a year now, and it's Valentines day, that I should commemorate it with a little story (and lots of pictures)... The Beginning: Last year, around my birthday, I decided to research caring for a...

Hi, All! I've been looking through pictures of RTs lately, and I notice that they all seem to have "normal" pink/red colored tongues.. My young Russian of a few months (2.25 inch shell length, 51 grams) has more or a greenish/gray tongue, and always has for the 3 months that I've had it. Is...

I had to go away on business last week... I tried to make life as easy as possible for little Lini’s housekeepers, so during the meal prep I saw the perfect photo op...

Hi, All, Just had a little episode with my Lini today. So he (not sure of gender yet but easier to refer that way) ate some normal breakfast, consisting of spring mix (he likes the dark purple leaves), and probably 2 full small pellets of Mazuri. He then proceeded over to his basking spot and...

Hi, All. My little guy, Tortellini (called Lini, a baby Russian Tortoise) had a bit of an incident this morning. When I went to soak it, everything was fine. It was at its morning bask (I have the lights on a timer to come on at 6AM. Usually it comes out of its hide within 15 minutes and...

Hi, All! My name is Scott, and I've been surfing the forums religiously for the past several months doing research to (try to) prepare myself to house my own Tort. About a month ago, I received a baby Russian Tortoise from Tyler Stewart of Tortoisesupply. This is Tortellini (Lini for short)...