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Hi everyone, This past week I became the proud owner of my third tort and he is my first Hermann's hatchling, my other Hermann's lil'Tort was around 2 years old when I adopted him this past spring. It's been five years since I've had a hatchling (my Russian, Torty) so I may be coming to the...

I found these weeds in and around my dandelions and wondered if anyone knows what they are?

Hello everyone, I joined the forum about five years ago when I got my first tortoise, a Russian named Tortington, or Torty for short. Torty just turned five in March and is doing really well. I had always planned on getting a second tortoise because in my opinion they are the best pets. In...

Hi everyone, I posted a thread recently about how my Powersun MVB had stopped working after only 2 months. Since then I have been using a basking bulb and taking Torty outside in the sun. Since the MVB died Torty has been coming out of his hide everyday. He is a 4 month old Russian and I...

Hi everyone, I've had my little Torty for 2 months now and the powersun mvb that I bought has stopped working. Zoomed said they would send me a new bulb which is good, but until it arrives should I buy another powersun or will he be okay with just a regular basking bulb? The weather has been...

Hello I've had my baby russian tortoise Torty for about a month now and he is just over 3 month old. Since I brought him home he has been very active when he is awake and a good eater. My first question is regarding sleep, the substrate in his enclosure is coco coir and he loves to dig in it...

Hello everyone, I introduced myself a little over a month ago, I live in British Columbia, Canada and was searching for a Russian Tortoise. I thought that it was going to take me a long time to find one as Tortoises are so hard to come by in Canada, but I found a Canadian breeder that had baby...

Hi everyone, I've been lurking for a while and decided it was time to introduce myself. I don't currently have a tortoise but I have wanted one for quite a while. After doing a lot of reading I have settled on getting a Russian Tortoise. I imagine it will take quite a while to find one as...