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    Pyramid Shell on tortoise

    Is my tortoise pyramided?
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    My thread

    Please can people look at my two terrain thread, I got my table and wanting to convert into the pics shown and I want some basic information like what should go where how big the sections for cold and hot and middle should be, I already built it and I done safety checks I know about all that...
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    What happens if my tortoise becomes too hot?

    Out of curiosity if the bit under the basking lamp was too hot does he know to go move when it may comfort him or will he stay there not knowing?
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    Bathing Russians

    Hi I got a 3 inch long Russian tortoise, I do bathe him but just out of curiosity how much water do I put in how deep? If you say enough to under his shell that's like 0.5-1cm , and how long for in Luke warm water? I know it depends on if he needs a real good soak or not, but is there a too...
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    Help on my threads

    Please can everyone answer my threads, at the moment I ever get 0-5 comments but most 0/1/2 so please help
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    Opinions on substrate

    I got a 1 year old horsefield tortoise aka Russian tortoise. When I went to pick him up they recommended me this substrate - Pro Rep Tortoise Life It's Main Ingredients are: Sterilised Topsoil Lime Stone Safe To Use Sand So opinions? I'm using it at the moment. :)
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    2 Terrain Tortoise Table

    Please can people post pictures of theirs or ideas of a 2 terrain one for tortoises to its got a hot end,house in middle, and cold end, this is an example of someones on here: and So any advice, what should go where, how big each section should be, and love to see others so I get an idea...
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    What is my table lacking of?

    I got: Dry Wooden Habba Hut Little Pebbles Food Dish (I bathe him for water) All-in-one Mercury Vapour Bulb Temperature and Humidity Readers Topsoil and Calcium Mix Substrate Cuttlefish Bones Couple of Slates 1 Horsefield Tortoise What else do I need in or for it? e.g. Plants
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    sexing my horsefield tortoise

    - thats its tale, it sticks its tail out and tucks it in -under shell (forgot fancy word for it!) - his front and birds eye view of shell -side is "it" a male or female? and when can i breed him?
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    Watery Eyes

    I just went to check on my 1year old horsefield tortoise aka Russian tortoise and I noticed that his eyes were clean and no funny nose or wheezing but his eyes are watery, my substrate is quite damp at 70-80% daily but some spots different, I bathe him every other day and he drinks and eats...
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    More Russians

    I got one 1 year old Russian tortoise in a 100cm(length) x 55cm(width) x 20cm(sides) was wandering If it is possible to get 1 or 2 more FEMALE Russians in with him? Would it be fine, would I get adults or same age?
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    Plants for table

    I got a tortoise table and was wandering what plants I could put in for an ornament and it is edible like robust plant or carex grass (pets at home said that) that's cheap and doesn't require much to grow,
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    Tortoise Keeps Trying To Escape

    All day all I hear him is scratching at the walls , trying to get out, everyday I let him play on my rug and outside supervised with no chemicals or bad stuff on the ground, but he keeps looking unhappy, I feed him the right food, bathe him every other day, but I dunno?
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    What is Craigslist?

    Some people say they got tortoises in bad health from Craigslist what is it?
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    Tortoise Has Watery Eyes!

    I just got my baby 1 year old horsefield tortoise, but I notice when he comes to me and i look at his eye it's all watery, my substrate is not dusty, nothing couldn't of harmed in? HELP :(
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    Aquatic Turtles Help!!

    hey, i am thinking of making a palidaurm, i dunno how you spell it but its half land / half water, i am thinking of getting these turtles from a experienced pet shop by me, they stay reasonably small, but any others for a 16 litre tank, not 16 gallon, 16litre, tell me! [/size][/font]but if i put...
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