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    Is 46 degrees F too cold for a RT?

    My Russian Tortoise hasn't been outside in quite sometime because it's winter and I know he loves being outside. And today is one of the nicer days so I was just wondering if 46 degrees F is too cold for him. It's not too cold for me, but that's because I've been use to 20 degree days. I'd love...
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    Kirby's health

    I have a Russian Tortoise named Kirby. :tort: I got him sometime in October. Since then, all he ever does is dig or sleep. I put him on his basking spot at around lunch time everyday because if I don't he'll just stay under his substrate stuff. It's winter time where I live so I'm guessing...
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    My Russian Tortoise, Kirby

    I got him maybe about 2 or 3 weeks ago. He seems to be doing fine but he literally sleeps ALL day. I was just wondering if that's normal or not. All I have in his habitat is about 5 inches of coconut coir, and some mulch mixed in (cypress). And the water and food bowl and all that. But, if I...
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    Thanksgiving left overs...

    My mom gave me a ton of apple peels and some cabbage (and a piece of a carrot). Can I feed those to my Russian Tortoise? I just want to make sure before I let him eat any of it. If not, what should I be feeding him? I just got him last Friday and I've been feeding him Romaine lettuce. He hasn't...
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    Russian Tortoise breeding

    I've been thinking about getting into breeding Russian Torts. Not really for the money aspect, at all. But more of the fact that I love RT's. How much does it cost to get that sort of thing going? I might be interested in other breeds too.. Not sure yet.
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    Habitat drawing

    The only thing I have so far is the large black container. Obviously it'll be bigger than the one in the picture and everything will be more spaced out. But I just wanted to do a rough drawing to see if I'm even close on the setup. Let me know what you think and excuse my drawing skills :p
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    Diet for Russian Tortoise

    I'm getting a Russian Tortoise soon (I've posted in some other categories as well) and I just wanted to know what kind of food Russian Torts eat. I know they like greens. But I need to know an exact diet to follow and how often to feed the little guy. I'll be getting my tortoise from Petsmart...
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    What kind of substrate should I use for my Russian Tortoise?

    I'll be getting a Russian Tortoise very soon and I wanted to know what kind of substrate to you. Would play sand and organic soil be okay? I live in Pennsylvania. It will be an inside habitat. Also, do these guys smell? The habitat I mean. If so, is there a certain substrate/cleaning technique I...
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    Thinking about getting a russian tortoise

    I need to actually do research on them before I get one. I already went through that with my Red Sliders. But anyway, could someone tell me a good habitat setup? Like, what kind of soil mixture should I use, how often do I need to clean it out, and will it attract tons of bugs (it will be in my...
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