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Rheostat. https://www.amazon.com/REPTITRIP-Reptile-Thermostat-Temperature-Controller/dp/B0CMTN1CDC/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20

I agree with Fluffy. People do tend to keep Russian tortoises drier and less hydrated because of misunderstood assumptions of how they live in the wild, but this leads to dead Russian tortoises with bladder stones, more than is typically seen with hermanni. All tortoise species need at least...

Mr. Z, in all my years, I've never encountered this problem. Is it common? All of my adult females have always had a male for breeding, but I've not ever heard of other people's females needing to be spayed when not bred. I'm learning something new today. Would breeding this tortoise solve the...

The parasol is a great idea for shade. Just be sure to mount it securely so that it can't be blown away or knocked over and leave your tortoise to cook. Plants, shade cloth and hides should also be used to build up multiple layers of safety. Ants can swarm a tortoise and kill it. Its a protein...

Agreed. That is why I won't let them take my animals to the back without me. Same with my child. People can't be trusted. Ignorance and greed abound.

Usually, rocks in the native dirt are not a problem. Can we see a picture?

In additional to the hole, this tortoise has been in the wrong conditions and started poorly. Soak him every day for the next couple of years, and house him in a large closed chamber to keep humidity high. More here...

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I just read the whole thread. It sounds like you were doing everything right, and I don't see an obvious cause of your problem. My best guess is the prolonged June gloom we had this year, so the warm temps probably helped prevent this from being an even bigger problem. I would leave the temps...

354 is small for for three years old. MBD occurs when there is not enough calcium available for bone growth and bodily maintenance. If the seller is telling the truth and this tortoise was outside its whole life, then the most likely explanation would be a calcium deficient diet. They can't use...

What species is Mabel? Tortoises can go outside when they are little hatchlings. Why would anyone say to keep it inside for years? That's lunacy. You do have to make sure they are warm enough, but not too hot, but outside time is great for tortoises of any age. I prefer to do about an hour of...

I'm sorry to tell you that this tortoise is not only heavily pyramided, it also had MBD. It was raised and grown completely incorrectly. I wish you had posted pics before you made the purchase. We would have told you to pass on this one. You really ought to share the name of the breeder/seller...

If you just plopped the tortoise outside today, it would survive. I prefer to gradually acclimate them as they are growing. This should have been done early in the spring before it got too hot. At this point, I would do and hour or two a day in the morning before it gets too hot. It's hard to go...

I agree. They are a really nice species, but few people seem interested in them, oddly. I don't have any, but if you do, perhaps you could show some pictures of yours?

You need both. Here is a breakdown of the four heating and lighting essentials: Basking bulb. I use 65 watt incandescent floods from the hardware store. Some people will need bigger, or smaller wattage bulbs. Let your thermometer be your guide. I run them on a timer for about 12 hours and...

All of them are scared when they are small. Everything in the wild eats them. Sulcatas usually stop that around 3 or 4 years old, even if you don't do anything at all. I usually try to keep them mostly indoors until they are around 8-10 inches. I put babies outside for an hour or two a couple...

I would remove that. Penis injury is likely.

1. He needs much more ambient light. It should be bright and "sunny" during the day. 2. The coir needs to be kept damp and hand packed. It should not be dry, loose or fluffy. 3. The light timing should mimic the outdoors. It should come on around 6 or 7 and go off 12-14 hours later. 4. The UV...

Your neighbors have another male? That may be the source of his ire. Males sometimes get super territorial, and more so after brumation, and even more so in spring and summer.

Betadine should only be used once to disinfect. Repeated use kills the regenerating tissue. If those marks are on top and bottom, it could be damage from a dog attack. Check the temperature under the bulb. That will tell you if you need to make a change or not. I would not use reptisoil.