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    peeling skin on neck

    My 4 month old baby russian has a lot of peeling skin on the neck. Is this normal? do they shed there skin as they grow?? Julie
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    Adults and babies together??

    Do you guys put your adults and babies together in one enclosure? I have one adult and one baby about 3-4 months old. I have kept them apart at first to make sure they are each healthy. The vet gave me the ok to put them together, which I did yesterday. But after observing them I am a little...
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    what do you do when you go out of town?

    I'm fairly new to this tortoise thing but I think we have finally got the lighting and feeding figured out. My question is what do you do when you go out of town for a couple of days? Do you always have to have someone watch them, or is there some kind of food you can put in to last a few days...
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    how fast do they grow?

    I have a new cb baby russian. It's just about 2 inches. How fast do they grow? How old are they when they are adult size?
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    Do I chop up the food or not??

    I am relatively new to tortoises but am learning a lot. My question is when feeding is it best to chop the lettuces up into tiny pieces or leave them in bigger pieces? I have one adult russian and one baby russian that I just got. My adult seems to like tearing off the pieces of lettuce so I...
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    hours of lighting

    I have on adult russian (wc) and one baby russian. I just got the baby (cb) and I am keeping them separate for now. I am having the adult checked by a vet tomorrow but we recently had one die so I want to have this one checked out before putting them together. I just started using the t-rex UV...
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    sick russian

    I have 2 russians that I have had for about 4 months. One of them just started to seem ill in the last couple of days. Suddenly stopped eating and his eyes are barely opening. He barely moves. My question is once they get to this point is there anything that can be done? I am assuming they are...
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