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so last night getting ready for bed, my youngest says "Mom what are you doing?" I tell her I am looking online for a special light for Romeo (our Russian tort) " what does all those letters mean MVB/uva/uvb ?" she checks out the site I am on and said " why does he need that he already has HBO"...

eok not the greatest topic.... however, I noticed that Romeo doesnt really poop in his enclosure, I keep looking so I can clean up after him, but the only time he really poops alot is when I soak him. He will do several, I change water, repeat.. then once he is out and about in pen he goes...

when I soak Romeo , he always poops, then a weird looking (kinda thick) white stuff appears in water,,, what is it?

has anyone named their tortoise then the name just didn't fit ? I originally wanted to call our new addition Owen, or Noah.. kids didn't like the names, they liked Fred or squirt. not sure why>> but last night after Fred refused to eat his greens and went on a food strike . staring at me with...

do you clip ur torts nails or have vet do them ? if you clip them do you use cat nail trimmers or is there a wick like a dog or cats nail to stay away from ? this is Fred's nails and I was wondering if they are long enough to trim ..

new Russian owner and I am still trying to figure out lots of stuff. after Fred eats his face is covered with food, do you wash it off or will he clean himself? seems soaking makes him move his bowels or pee. if he makes a mess in bowl while soaking do you let him soak in that water or...

feel so Blessed that every year we have turtles that lay eggs and hatch right in my back yard... we observe the momma laying eggs and then mark calendars for hatch... also have a few other turtles that visit often one is a snapper type turtle ( not sure what kind but it is huge) and the other...

new tort owner and noticed when Fred eats he gets some of the food in his nose, he then sounds like he is blowing air out of his nose, then rubs his nose to get off food. here is my question : should I put him in for a soak after he eats or wash his face? or let him take care of hygiene himself...

Hello from Boston, Just adopted our very first Russian Tortoise 2 days ago, we were told it is a male @ 3-4 years old. So far so good, he seems to be adjusting well, but I am so new to everything I was hoping to find People to ask questions and who have any info they want to share to make our...