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  1. tutail

    Is my tortoise pyramiding?

    He's* a russian tortoise hatchling, about six months old. He seems to not want to bask too much. He eats a lot and will walk around for about an hour a day but he doesn't sit under his mercury vapour UVB bulb for too long. The temperature under the basking spot is about 95 degrees. I feed him...
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    Hello from Canada

    Hi, I'm new here and I'm a new Russian Tortoise owner. He's (or she's) only a little over a month old but he's so cute. He's running around his habitat right now exploring. Here's a picture of the little guy: I'm thinking of calling him Gregor. What do you think? :D Or should I pick a more...
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    Is my tortoises eye infected?

    Hello! I just got my new tortoise the other day. He's (or she's!) a hatchling at about a month old and I'm a bit worried about one of his eyes. Here is the "bad" eye: For comparison, here's the "good" eye: Sorry about the quality. As you can see one of the eyes looks a bit shut. I...
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    My new little russian tortoise

    I literally just got him today! He's very young (only a couple of months!). I didn't want to bug him and take a hundred pictures, so I just took a quick snap and let him get used to his surroundings. I'm planning on taking some better pictures, but I figured I share this anyways. I'm too excited...
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    lamp fixture broke, how long can I keep my tort at 89 degrees?

    Hi, I have a little baby russian tort. I bought a lamp fixture for him from petsmart, but unfortunately I accidently bought the wrong one. I wanted to get an actual stand, but instead I got something like this: (http://pet.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pPETS-12015195_alternate1_dt.jpg)...
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    How to make tortoise more comfortable around me?

    I know tortoises aren't like cats, and I know they're not particularly social. However, I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to help the little guy get more comfortable around me. I'm getting a younger Russian tortoise soon and I want to make his life as easy as possible. Is there...
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    Is it safe to put outside rocks/logs into my indoor habitat?

    I'm wondering if it's safe to go to a park and get some nice looking rocks and logs/sticks to put into my torts enclosure. I know plants would probably be a no-no because of the potential for pesticides and the like (not to mention that it's sort of cold here and there isn't much growing), but...
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    Are "houses" for other small animals okay for tortoises?

    I bought a "treehouse" today that I though would work as a hiding spot for my russian tort. It says it is for rats, guinea pigs and chincillas, but it seems like it could work for my tort. That being said, I'm also worried it might not be safe for my tortoise. It's this product...
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