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Hello everyone! I was soaking my tortoise today and she pooped like this. Is this normal or okay? She doesn't poop on land so much anymore but when she did they look fine. Her urates also look fine on land. Any help would be appreciated.

I was reading a tortoise discussion about constipation on reddit and somebody recommended feeding olive oil to get a tortoise to start pooping. It sounded like a strange solution to me so I wanted to ask, does anybody know anything about this?

Hello everyone! I read about bladder stoned and I got very spooked. I was wondering if a tortoise was beginning to develop bladder stones, how would I know? I know they don't really eat or defecate but how long until you need to worry?

Hello everybody! My Russian tortoise has buried herself for quite a while now and im starting to get a little worried about her. Usually she would only stay buried for a day or two at most and then spend the next few running around and other tortoise things. However, it has been almost 4 days...

Hello everybody! I soak my Russian tortoise every week but I wanted to make sure that I was doing it right. I hear some people say deep enough to cover the plastron but whenever I fill it up to that depth I feel like it is too deep for her. I usually fill it up a bit less than enough to cover...

Hello everybody! I was planning to buy my Russian Tortoise the testudo seed mix. She currently lives in cypress mulch substrate so I was wondering, if I sprinkle the seeds onto the mulch will they grow? Thank you in advance! Here is the link incase anybody wants or needs it...

Would No Float cypress mulch be okay for a Russian tortoise? I have heard good things about it for other tortoises and reptiles but I just wanted to confirm.

I mixed up a repti chip 76 quart breeder block the other day and im worried if it's too moist. I have an adult female Russian Tortoise and the humidity fluctuates from 40 to 70 percent. She likes to burrow and im worried if this is bad for her if the substrate is too moist. If I take a single...

So I noticed this a few days ago while giving my tortoise a shower. He has a weird looking border on his scute. Can one of you tell me what it is? Is it just growing?

I have had my tortoise for about 5-6 years. Now I see him everyday so I can't tell if he has gotten bigger but I was curious on how big russian tortoises get.Thanks for your help

Hi I have a pet russian tortoise that i love dearly but his beak is overgrown.Can one of you more experienced tortoise owners tell me where I can get it trimmed. I live in converse Texas if anybody is from there.I will also attach a picture to show you his beak. Let me know if you need a better...

So I fed my tortoise some iceberg lettuce for a treat this morning and when I got home I realized some lettuce got on his face is there anything I can do about this

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No real purpose of this I just want to hear your russian tortoise experiences