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Hey everyone, I have an adult male russian tort named Little Foot. I live in Atlanta, GA and the outside temperatures here have been around 35-45 F for most days but at the peak of the day it can get up to 60 F. I can definitely tell that my tortoise wants to find a nice, dark, cool place to...

Hi y'all, I've had Sunshine since last October. She hasn't been sick while I've cared for her and has been eating pretty well! However, I caught her doing this strange noise and digging her tail in the dirt. I attached a video recording of it for y'all to see. And she opens her mouth and makes...

I posted many months ago about Sunshine and I kind of got scared away posting anything else due to being judged as a bad tortoise parent. But, nevertheless, I improved my baby's conditions and she is looking brighter than ever. Got her appropriate UV lights and heat lamps, larger walking space...

Hi, I wanted to purchase the Arcadia T8 12% bulb and I am shopping for hanging light fixtures. I am going to hang it over a 6ft diameter kiddy pool with PVC pipes but before buying something I wanted to ask if either fixture that I found would be safe and work. #1 This first one from...

Hi, @Tom or anyone else: In the Russian care sheet Mr Tom mentions a long fluorescent UV light would be recommended. While I was looking into this through the forums, I encountered a comment where Mr Tom said he uses a fluorescent long tube UV with 6500K. He also said he uses another UV for...

Hi, This is my current situation: I have a 2 yr old Russian named Sunshine. I live in an apartment, with other college students. I was informed by @Tom that the conditions for Sunshine were not good at all so I started researching and shopping. I needed more enclosure space so I bought a...

Hi! I'm Sunshine's owner, she's a 2 yr old Russian Tortoise I got from Repticon back in October 2018. She's super cute and has a little sass to her personality. I've been keeping her in a large storage bin next to my bed. The substrate I have right now is a mix of organic top soil and "pet"...