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Mine came! I gave them to Kronk for his birthday ?

I'm so sorry for your loss, @Tortisedonk7 I wish you health for your other baby, and peace now for the one who's gone.

Gotta catch 'em all!

I wouldn't do that. The reason is, it's incredibly easy for a tort (or even a human for that matter) to aspirate. What that means is, you take some of the fluid into your lungs. Especially with an upper respiratory infection already in progress, that could be deadly.

I didn't mean to make it sound like only males are aggressive. Just that since Khan in a male, that's the perspective I focused on. Females are absolutely capable of being bullies and should not be housed in pairs either.

I'm so sorry you're going through this. I can tell how much you care about him. Sometimes once an infection begins, antibiotics are necessary. His body may just not be strong enough to fight it off on its own, even if you are doing all the right things to help. @zovick

I had the same thought when we got Kronk, but it isn't just males. They just don't do well in pairs. Groups can sometimes work, if it's one male and 3 or more females, but even then it sometimes doesn't. Much like your tort's namesake, they view their counter parts as nothing more than...

That was my first thought! Great name! Russian torts are incredibly territorial and he will patrol his territory endlessly :)

They really are designed to blend in, tortoises are prey animals after all. So you would be amazed at how quickly they can disappear if you take your eyes off for just one moment. What my husband and I did, is we got Kronk a leash. We bought one supposedly made for small tortoises, but it didn't...

What I think you're talking about is his spine. That line that you can kind of trace going straight down the middle that indents a little is his spine, it's perfectly normal. It may stay indented a little or it may smooth out with the rest of the carapace. He's still kinda coming into his own shape.

VERY useful skills. I myself am often called by friends and even just acquaintances to translate medical terminology for them. I wish more doctors understood that the language you use can often frighten patients more than the actual procedures. Sorry to distract from your tortoise @Mavsonfire...

I love when they stretch out like that! Little long necks :) Just a couple suggestions, clamps like that can be very dangerous. If it fails, that light would fall in on your little one, and there are some horror stories on here of them even starting fires. @Yvonne G maybe you could post a...

I'm sorry, for some reason I got the impression you worked in a vet's office. I'll definitely stop tagging you in the gross stuff!

@zovick @Pastel Tortie

Can you get a closer picture? It looks like a puncture wound. Any idea what caused this? It matters because something solid like an exposed nail is less likely to still be in there, as opposed to a splinter from his substrate, there's likely to be foreign material in the wound tract. If you...

There's something about a tortoise drinking that just makes me immeasurably happy ?

TO BATTLE!!!

That is Definitely the way to go, getting everything ready before you bring the baby home. Way smarter than what we did! And I love abnormal scutes! They add character!

I can see what you're concerned about, looks like just the very beginning of pyramiding. But honestly, it's so minor and you monitor him so carefully, I'm not concerned.

I saw something on someone's thread...maybe Donald's? I forget the owner's name. Anyway, after the tort "put himself to bed" the owner would put a wet washcloth on top of him to keep the carapace extra nice and moist throughout the night. Just one extra thing you could think about adding if...