My Russian was eating like a pig and drinking like a fish for 3 straight days two days ago. Now he won't eat or drink. He's pooping and peeing though. He just keeps swallowing like there might be something stuck in his throat. He looks at the food and pushes it around while swallowing. This week...
Why? His temps are good 85-90 warm side and 70-75 cool side. Night drops to 65-70 on warm side. The last couple days he's been digging pretty deep to where he's almost completely covered and on the warm side but he's also done it on the cool side. When I bring him out of his enclosure he is...
I got my Russian last Monday from a pet store (I know never should have) anyways. I'm curious about his shell. It's obvious that he wasn't taken care of very well. Do you see shell rot?
What is that reddish brown color in the first pic by my finger. It looks like it's chipping and peeling. In...
He's new to me. He will sit in the water fit a few min then he starts trying to get out. Should I take him out then or let him keep trying to get out? I don't want to traumatize him.
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When he does it he poops.
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I just got this girl (lady said she was a girl) a couple hours ago. I was told that she's less than a year old. I just want to make sure I have things right. Everything is still in the works just fyi.
I used ecoearth top soil, coco bark and Timothy hay for the substrate. Is this good...
Hi guys! I am new to the tortoise world. Can someone please explain the sizing? For a tort that is 20" what does that really mean? That's not the huge ones that weigh several hundred pounds right? That size is still manageable in an indoor setting? It can still be picked up right?
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Tessa
Hello everyone! My name is Tessa. I live in Oregon in the willamette valley. I am looking to be a new tortoise mommy. I have been around them and have had other reptiles. I have two kids, 2 cats, a dog and some fish. I'm looking for a smaller friendly species that is a little more on the active...