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Hi everybody. I finally found some Cactus pad and aloe vera, I know to peel the aloe vera but do I have to peel the cactus pad also? Is the green one.

I can't remember if my Russian can safely eat alfalfa or bean sprouts

Is it normal for my tort to lay in his food dish? He even does it when he's eating.

How can I get Dude to start eating Mazuri?

What soil is safe for me to grow my tort some greens in?

Hi it's me again, I've tried everything I've got new substrate I have covered the top of his enclosure except for where the lights sit I have done everything that I've read to do on here but I cannot get his humidity up I don't know for sure but it's supposed to be but I'm sure it's not supposed...

As a lot of you know I thought dude was going to go into hibernation and it turned out that he was losing a lot of weight so I decided not to let him hibernate. I figured he was sick then because he didn't do anything but try to sleep and he really wasn't hardly eating anything so I took him to...

How much protein how many grams are too much for a Russian tortoise? I can only get him grocery store food so he's been eating collard greens mustard greens turnip greens Romaine green leaf lettuce red leaf lettuce but I'm I'm wondering if he's getting too much protein. Thank you

Is there anything I can put under Dudes orchid bark so he can dig? I believe the orchid bark would help keep it moist. I cannot keep the humidity up in his enclosure. How high should the humidity be?

So the last couple times I give dude a soak and he's pottied the stuff that used to be white. Some is still white but some of it's pink and his stool looks like little seeds like cucumber seeds but I don't feed him cucumber should I be worried or is this normal? He hasn't had any food for 6...

I have a young Russian tortoise, he's barely eating, and all he wants to do is sleep. Is he trying to get ready to hibernate and if so what do I do to keep that from happening? Will his appetite pick up question

What does fine orchid bark look like? Is there one brand better than the others.

Hi everyone. I need help, advice on how to keep Dudes hide warm. Thanks.

Help! I took little dude to the vet yesterday and the vet said he had a fungus in his mouth a fungal sore. He gave me some medicine to give him but he won't eat the food I put it on and I can't get him to open his mouth take it. That said to put it in some baby food that's not going to happen...

I have put a cardboard box in little dudes enclosure for his den until his new enclosure gets here. It won't hurt him or make him sick will it? Also, he didn't eat well today, just picking throughout the day and hasn't dedicated for a couple of days. I have been soaking him. Should I be worried?

This Lil guy is so funny. If he's eating and he hears me walk up there he stops. I guess he thinks he's in a restaurant and I'm going to ask him if everything's okay LOL

Hi, I'm Lee and I have a tortoise named little dude. I didn't introduce myself at first because I was so worried about him. He is doing much better. I just read it online that kale is not safe for him! So right now he gets Romaine yellow pepper carrots red leaf lettuce and collards a little bit...

How big does a mail Russian Tortous get and is there a way to tell his age? I done have a tape measure, but he's a little bigger than a softball.

My Russian tortoise, Lil dude, has drainage coming from one nostril. It's not a lot but it's kind of a yellowish green and it's all dry and crusty. Do I do the carrot bath or is it too soon? I was also told to turn his heat lamps off at night. Sometimes his shell feels cold. And when I give him...