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Looking to sale my Russian Tortoise with habitat, lamp and all supplies. I live in Oakley, CA, so someone close that will come pick up. I can no longer care for him here. $100 Thanks. Reply here or email to [email protected]

I am looking to rehome my male Russian tortoise. Medical concerns for a family member require me to give him up. I live in Oakley California, which is 50 miles east of San Francisco. My daughter had rescued him from a friend that moved away. They had him for a year. She left him with me when she...

Looking to rehome a happy, healthy male Russian Tortoise to the right person! He needs room to play! I have him in a 55 gal. container with a dome light for heat and UVB, log, water dish and tile plate will be included. He has been Vet checked healthy and free of parasites! I estimate him to be...

I made some changes to my outdoor enclosure for my Russian Tortoise. I had to switch the way the left lid opens, because it hit the pillar in the fence and I couldn't prop it open all the way. By removing the hinges in the back to the left side, I can open it all the way to the left. I ran into...

Recently, my russian tort takes a bite of green leaf then trys to upchuck and swipe it back out! It seems like he can't swallow it! He does this only after a few bites then gives up eating! He usually was a good eater, but now I'm worried! Anyone have this happen before?

My russian tort has skin peeling from under his chin. It looks like a white bare patch now with the skin off. Is it normal for russians to shed skin? Several months back a little skin was peeling off a back leg and after awhile it looked normal again. I just added some coconut fiber to the...

Did anyone see the TV show Elementary Thursday night? They had a Russian Tortoise named, Clyde! They had a nice looking tortoise table, however they made they mistake of feeding him iceberg lettuce and kept him in a desk drawer after taking him from his original habitat! It was nice seeing a...

I found a large chunk of green glass in the coconut substrate I bought for my Russian Tort's pen! I usually do a spot clean every day while giving him a soak or letting him out for some exercise. The glass must have been in the coconut bark substrate! I bought four new bags recently and put two...

I finished my daytime tortoise enclosure. It's like a raised garden bed with lids! I have latches on the front with hinges on the back where they both open up separately! Eco friendly bark and soil. Russian Tortoise seeds grew in nicely! Usually the enclosure has half sun, half shade all the...

I have a 100 watt heat bulb, but I find that it isn't heating past 80 degrees on his basking area. I have him indoors. Do I need a new bulb? It's only October and not cold enough to turn on the house heater yet. I live in California. About 50 miles from San Francisco.

I just built an outdoor enclosure frame on river rock. Under the rock, there is heavy landscaping plastic. Is it a good idea to fill it with different substrates? I already have river rock in it. I have some flat rectangular bricks and recently bought russian tortoise seed for planting from...

I wanted to make my own indoor enclosure of wood, but decided to make an outdoor one instead. I'm going to make it like a raised garden bed and use netting over the top. This will be only for sunny daytime hours! For nighttime and winder days, I will keep my Russian Tortoise indoors in a 50 gal...

Can anyone tell me what kind of wood is safe for a Russian Tortoise? I want to use plywood for the bottom and sides. What kind of wood is safe? Also, would a wood enclosure be too dry? How do you waterproof the bottom? Currently, I have a large rubbermaid tub for him and would like something...

Hello. My name is Patti. I am taking care of my daughter's Russian Tortoise until she moves back here to California. She lives in the State of Washington where it has been really cold and snowy!! She aquired her Russian Tortoise from a friend about a year ago. His name is "Bear". She kept him...