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  1. Ruszian Tortoise

    Light?

    Is this ok? I was recommended this for my tortoise, but I’m not so sure.
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    This ok?

    Hi all! Not sure exactly which brick I purchased but I purchased a big block of compressed Coco coir. I thought it was 100% (now I’m doubting myself). Going through I found a little pebble, very similar in size and color to a little stray bone you might find in meatloaf. I don’t seem to be...
  3. Ruszian Tortoise

    Sidewalk Food

    Is it alright to feed tortoises weeds from cracks in the sidewalks? Not like any neighbors will spend extra money getting that sprayed with -icides, right? There's some nice sowthistle I really want to snatch!
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    Temporary Enclosure: Big Metal Tub? Help!

    Hello! Long story short, my tortoise can’t be in her regular enclosure for the next 18 or so hours. To avoid having to have her stay in a smallish cardboard box, I found this. It’s pretty old, but sturdy looking. I think I remember hearing that one of these tubs (it was with two others) was, a...
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    Is Sharpie OK?

    Hi all! I wanted to decorate the outside of my indoor wooden enclosure. Is Sharpie okay? No toxic fumes? Thanks
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    Everything in this bag OK?

    Hi! Found this and was wondering if all the ingredients are alright for my Russian tortoise? Thanks so much!
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    Temporary Outdoor Enclosure

    Hi! I'm planning out a temporary outdoor house for my almost 7 inch tortoise. Would this work? Some notes on the rough blueprint: the first picture is a roughly to scale side picture of the planned enclosure, while the second picture is a 3-D map of sorts. The chicken wire in the lower picture...
  8. Ruszian Tortoise

    Chickweed + plus a glossy-leafed weed?

    Hi! I was picking weeds and found this, and was wondering if you think it's chickweed? Also, here's an unidentified one. Leaves look like a little like elm but they're not from a tree. (The plant in focus) Here's another close up shot of a similar plant, I believe same species. Thanks so much...
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    Soak Tub Advice

    Hi, For the last few years I have been using a clean, plastic litter box (we don't have cats, bought this for my tortoise) to soak my tortoise in. Recently, I was observing her, and as she was trying to climb out of the tub, her little claws came about an inch away from the top edge. I have a...
  10. Ruszian Tortoise

    Mold?

    Hi, I sometimes use pellets to supplement my tortoise's greens. She eats them and walks in them and they get everywhere. Fast forward a few days, I have sprayed her substrate with water. Every day I find a few moldy pellets buried in the substrate, and while she soaks I pick them out. Is this...
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    Rusty Slate?

    Hi, I have a piece of slate I feed my tortoise on. It needed disinfecting (long story) so I washed it off with some dish soap and scrubbed the tricky edges (they're rough). I left it outside for a few nights before doing this. Now, it seems to have little reddish orange bits on it's back. Is...
  12. Ruszian Tortoise

    "Starve Days"? What?

    I was looking around, and found this link... https://www.thetortoiseshop.com/faqs It says "As a general rule, you should offer an amount of food equivalent to the size of your tortoise's shell. They should be fed once a day, 5 days a week. The 2 starve days can be implemented at any time, in...
  13. Ruszian Tortoise

    Fixing Up a Shade Hut?

    Hi! When my tortoise was just a baby we bought her a hollowed-out half log. She has long since outgrown it, but I was wondering if I could maybe carve it out a little more and use it again? The only problem is how would I do that without causing sharp edges? Should I sand it down? Are there any...
  14. Ruszian Tortoise

    Outdoor... Indoor...?

    Hi! I might move somewhat soon but my tortoise enclosure is currently too small... I can't feed my tortoise from weeds outside... (Weed and Feed) But can I still have an outdoor enclosure? One that isn't permanent. If not, any ideas for a cheap indoor enclosure (again not permanent)? Thanks...
  15. Ruszian Tortoise

    Weed And Feed! Help!

    So almost 4 weeks ago Weed and Feed was put in our yard. Front and back. There's been torrential rain storms since then... But since I don't know what type of Weed and Feed it was, I should not feed my tortoise weeds grown in the yard, right? Any advice as to what I should feed? Most of my...
  16. Ruszian Tortoise

    Soapy Soak!?

    Does no one else always have soap on their hands, even after rinsing?! I wash my hands before giving my tortoise a bath... And I can never get all the soap off! So I always wonder/suspect there to be soap in her bath! Any suggestions? Oh, also.. I always scrub off her bath with soap and water...
  17. Ruszian Tortoise

    ...what is this? For Russian

    Is this okay for a Russian tortoise?I think this one is... I forget, d-----------a?, and what about this?
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    Is this Thistle? OK for my Russian tort?

  19. Ruszian Tortoise

    Is this food OK?

    Hi, I copy and pasted this from a thread I posted on about my tortoise's nails. My tortoise is a three and a half year old russian female. Is this a good diet: Kale, dandelion (flowers not too often), field madder, creeping jenny, small amounts of clover, some flukers pellets (don't like them...
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    Russian Tortoise Nails/Claws long

    Hi, I just joined. I have had tortoise for a while. She is a Russian Tortoise, female, three and a half years old. I was wondering if she has too long claws? I've read Russians are supposed to have long claws, but the back claws are curling. I have slate that she eats on, but it was gone for a...
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