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WELL, it turns out if you turn off the light and let the temperature fall to 30 C (86 F), he just starts happily munching away. So that solves that problem. Hopefully this thread helps others. Yeah, I keep hearing the upper range of your enclosure should be 100 F but wow has that not been my...

Tried to add my location and I believe it worked. If not, Boston MA. Thank you all for the replies. He has currently lost somewhere around 10% of his weight in the summer but... it is unusually hot right now and that's how much he lost in the winter before snapping back and eating a lot so I'm...

Ah, sorry. I am located in Boston so the winter gets cold and the summer gets humid. The enclosure is inside. I should attach a picture.

Hi guys, This has been going on honestly for years now but I feel like I finally want an answer. I have had my Russian tortoise Griswold for almost 7 years now and in general he seems to be doing as well as I can tell from a tortoise's demeanor. His shell is round and his eyes and bright and...

Phew... I was PRETTY sure, but wanted to ask. Thanks guys.

I have caught my tortoise via camera posing like this several times now while I'm at work. The camera is somewhat new and I am seeing some interesting active behavior that I wouldn't have otherwise noticed (seems he's a fan of supper around 4:00), but I'm not sure they sprawl out like this...

Just wondering if these pictures can give any sort of an estimate. I'm in a similar scenario where I bought this tortoise from Petco/Petsmart (can't remember) and got no paperwork for him. I've had him for 5 years and I thought he was fairly young when I bought him but now I think maybe not. I...

Ah, I see. I'll try to find someone who owns an aquatic turt and give it to them.

I got these Wardley's Reptile Sticks but the picture would imply they are for an aquatic turtle (they were a gift). I have a Russian. Could he still eat them? The ingredients are Fish Meal, ground corn, poultry by-product meal, dehulled soybean meal. Not sure what most of those mean.

Along these lines, can I ask if Wardley Reptile Sticks are fine to feed to a Russian tortoise? They say they are for turtles but I see the ingredients seem about the same as my tortoise's regular food.

Hm... thank you. I see this tutorial that looks pretty thorough. http://tortaddiction.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-to-trim-tortoises-beak-with-pictures.html But it makes it sound like "filing" actually means "cutting", like with a toe nail clipper. Is that what I should be doing? Also, after...

Hi guys. I have had my tort for five years now and am not sure if his beak looks quite right. This threads seems to be the place. I see here people are saying you may need to file it. Picture attached. I can't remember if he always looked like this or not.

Thank you, I'll try the plastic tub idea. I CAN use a drill but am not sure where I would obtain one. I am soaking him, but only once every two days. Need to fix that. As for spinach, it's just the thing that did it. I've also tried all the stuff listed above. Kale, grapes, turnip greens...

Ok, well, we are on day 30 or something. 35? Anyway, the tortoise seems to finally be eating. At least, there are fewer spinach leaves when I wake up than when I went to bed. Good enough proof for me. There is also some white hard stuff in the tank. Is that poop? I am gonna be so happy if...

@Grandpa Turtle: the details are in my other post under Tortoise Health. I am going to try linking to it below: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/post-745646.html

I'm a new user from Washington (state). I recently bought a Russian Tortoise from Petco and am finding it is surprisingly not intuitive how these animals work. I posted a question under Tortoise Health since I'm not sure if it's doing ok. I guess if you can check that out and offer some...

@Laura: is there something you'd recommend? I'm told by some people that a RT shouldn't hibernate in captivity because I will just wake it up occasionally (just by moving around etc), which is bad for it. Maybe I should turn up the heat? Still, I leave the lamps on for 16 hours a day and the...

So I got this tortoise almost 20 days ago and he seems to be doing ok. He walks around, examines his habitat, yawns, and sleeps (a lot), and has pooped twice now during soakings. But I have not seen him eat since I got him. I've tried lots of things, including pellets from the store (the...