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Hello and welcome to the forum. Beautiful enclosures.

Handsome tortoise! Welcome

That is one happy tortoise!

What a nice little tortoise. Welcome to the forum. There is great information on Russians in the "Species Specific" section under the Mediterranean tortoises.

Beautiful tortoise!! Mine love the Rose of Sharon blossoms too but don't seem interested in the leaves.

A better picture

Thank you. I will try that.

Here are few pictures. I found him on the ledge of the bottom left corner of the picture. My husband thinks he may have used the ceramic hide in the bottom right corner to climb up on the ledge but I think it is a little too slippery. We used less blocks as the elevation goes up toward the cold...

I have my tortoises in two new 8' x 4' outdoor enclosures. I just went out to check on them and found my Russian tortoise, Buddy, in this precarious situation. On the lower end of the enclosure, where he is in the picture, the cap block is about 10 inches high with the wood on top. I know...

What a gorgeous little tortoise!! What kind is it? Welcome to the forum. I think I read the post you are talking about and method89 explained it very well. I have seen newcomers come on the forum to ask a question (ex: Can I let my tortoise wander around my house?) and when veterans give...

My husband worked so hard to finish the outdoor enclosures for my tortoises just in time for Mother's Day. I have a male Russian and a male Hermann's. I would love to hear your thoughts, suggestions for improvement, constructive criticism, etc. 1. 4' x 8' each with a cold frame attached so that...

Hi Kylee, I am starting to doubt my answer on #3 wild carrots. It looks like ragweed too, which is a “feed in moderation “. Wild carrots are a “do not feed”. Wow, this can be so confusing!

Hi Kylee, Welcome to the forum. I would love to know what #1, 2, 6 and 11 are too because we have tons of those in Georgia. 3. wild carrots - looks just like a plant I have from a seed mix I bought from Tortoise Supply 4. clover 5. clover 7. dandelion, I believe 8. the seedling of tree but I...

I bought a Russian from Petsmart and he has several chipped marginal scutes and what looks like a healed crack in one of his larger scutes. As KarenSoCal said, "probably wear and and tear from their years in the wild". It bothers me that I supported a store that sells wild caught tortoises but...

Hi Antoinette, Another place to consider if you live anywhere near Atlanta is the Chattahoochee Nature Center Wildlife Rehabilitation in Roswell (north of Atlanta). They take in reptiles and raptors. You could explain to them that it is an abandoned pet and therefore can't be returned to its...

I raised quail for awhile and attempted to incubate a few of their eggs. The incubator you have is a lot more advanced than the one I had so you won't have to worry about heat, humidity and egg turning. A friend gave me a lot of advice especially when the chicks start pipping. The chicks that...

Hi Kiersten, I joined the forum recently after getting two tortoises, a Russian and a Hermann's, from Petsmart. I buy a lot of supplies for my other pets there and have enjoyed talking to the employees about the tortoises. You are right though, the employees give a lot of conflicting...

Oh no, please don't be sorry. I had the two pictures mixed up in my pea brain, lol. His expression does say to me that Bob cared for you. Thank you for the added details on his life, a celebrity no less. I will enjoy the picture even more.

Hi Maggie, This is the picture I wrote to you about. I searched for it for quite a long time and then this thread popped up!! I initially thought it was the picture of a Sulcata at the vet but that tort belonged to someone else. What a great looking guy!! This picture just makes me smile every...

Wow! Everyone on this thread has such interesting hobbies. I managed to plant several planters with testudo blend and Italian dandelion seeds for the tortoises this afternoon. This morning I took my three border collies to my friend's sheep farm to keep them in shape even though all the...