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Hello lovely tortoise people, I am extremely stressed/worried/upset this evening as I am just back from university for Christmas and asked my mother about my Russian tortoise Simon whenever I got home and wanted to know where he was. She casually said "oh he is hibernating" and I nearly passed...

Hi there, I recently read about the Mercury Vapour bulbs and how great they are for torts so I bought the Exo Teraa Solar Glo Mercury Vapour Lamp, 125 Watt on amazon for my russian tortoise. It was a lot more expensive than most of the other bulbs but I wanted a good one! It was great for a...

Hi fellow tortoise lovers 😊 I was hoping i could get some advice/constructive criticism about my russian tortoise Simon. I'm learning all the time but I just want to have everything just right for him so please let me know what I'm doing wrong or what I can do better would really appreciate...

Hi, I was away yesterday and my mam took it upon herself to look after my 5 year old Russian tortoise Simon. It was a really warm day for Ireland, 26'C. For a reason I cannot understand she decided he should have a roam around the garden before going into his outdoor enclosure. Her friend called...

Hi I'm really worried about my Russian tortoise Simon. I got him in feb 2012 in a pet shop where the woman claimed he was around 5, I'm not so sure though.. His beak is worrying me, it looks as if some if it is about to fall off.. He eats dandelion, clover, escarole, radicchio, romaine henbit...