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  1. Baglady1956

    Good morning Josh!Russian tortoise trying to hibernate. My first hibernation with him. He is 15...

    Good morning Josh!Russian tortoise trying to hibernate. My first hibernation with him. He is 15? Shell measures 4 1/2” and he is 13.4 oz. lights on 16 hr/off 8. 40 gal. terrarium 84-90 degrees. Questions: Care during hibernation? Food? Cleaning? How long? I know nothing about what I need to do...
  2. Baglady1956

    Russian tortoise Heat lamp;UVB;dark;protein

    thank you so very much!
  3. Baglady1956

    Russian tortoise Heat lamp;UVB;dark;protein

    He seems very happy and active! Thank you for the welcome!
  4. Baglady1956

    Russian tortoise Heat lamp;UVB;dark;protein

    Sorry...this website is kicking my rear...difficult to navigate for first (old) timers. So 12 hours of UVB AND BASKING SPOTlight daytime and dark at night ...is that correct?
  5. Baglady1956

    Russian tortoise Heat lamp;UVB;dark;protein

    dessert UVB and heat lighting kit. So both go on for 1w hours during daytime and dark terrarium at night?
  6. Baglady1956

    Russian tortoise Heat lamp;UVB;dark;protein

    So if I understand... no light at all at night? Bother during the day? Is a heat lamp a basking lamp? We got the combined one on Chewey for dessert terrarium set up...is that ok?
  7. Baglady1956

    Russian tortoise Heat lamp;UVB;dark;protein

    Hello all! We inherited my granddaughter’s “female box turtle (she has had it for 9 years)” and soon discovered he is a Russian tortoise, not Box turtle. All the sites contradict each other and our ‘reptile vet’ read the brochure I brought with me to answer my questions (no help). Do I set UVB...
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