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It breaks my heart to do this. My two Russian tortoises Little Foot and Ducky need new homes now as I have gotten a new job and I can't give them the space, love, or attention they deserve. Little foot is female and is approx 3 years old. Ducky is smaller and younger sex unknown. They been...

My Russian tortoise appears to have hurt herself somehow and has a very small wound on the top of her head. It is almost like one of the scales is coming off. Is there a good way to disinfect/treat the wound to prevent it from becoming infected. I have a lot of human first aid at home. Not sure...

Hey everyone, So I am having a crazy time here with my Russian tortoise! I noticed he has not been eating much or at all for the past maybe 2 weeks ish. At first I though it was because he was starting hibernation but now I clearly know that is not the case. I noticed he was opening his mouth...

Does anyone have any good vet recommendations in the San Diego area? My Russian isn't feeling well (not eating much) and keeps getting food stuck in his throat and kind of wheezing. I'd like to take him somewhere to be seen by someone who knows what they are doing. Any recommendations would be...

Hey I am wondering if anyone has seen this before. I took my Russian Tort out for a soaking today and noticed he couldn't close his mouth all the way and was wheezing. Looking into his mouth/throat there was a large dark green mass. After much toil I managed to pull out a mass of rotting lettuce...

Hello all! My Russian tortoise has been acting weird lately. We recently moved to San Diego and because the climate is awesome here I have been keeping him in a large tortoise box out on the patio. His appetite has gone way up since we got here and he seemed to be very happy up until about...

Hello everyone! I need advice! I am moving across country (2000 miles) and need to come up with a way to move my 3 yr old Russian tortoise with me. His tort box is very big and will probably have to go in the moving truck. So how should I transport him? The move will take 3 to 4 days. Should I...

Hello my name is Jakki and I am a new member! I live in WI and I have a 2-3 year old Russian tortoise named Little Foot. I have noticed that his front and back nails have been getting really long over the past few months. I have tried adding additional substrate (I use a mulch-like bark...