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    Keeping tortoise outdoors in UK

    My make Russia is around 5-6 and ready for hibernation if i decide to let him hibernate this year....(any ideas on hibernation please)....my main question is....what do you think about keeping my tortoise outdoors providing a rig up some heat source and light , only thing is he's too big now for...
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    Tortoise has slept for some time!

    For a while now my male tortoise has being asleep, he usually is ok and quite active but for some weeks now he doesn't seem to come out for food and if i encourage him out he won't eat or maybe just has a nibble and goes back hiding , why is this? Don't want him getting ill etc his temps are ok...
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    Young tortoise with eye problems and soft plastron ??? I need advice

    I have taken in a new tortoise some months ago , she is only small at the moment maybe 2 years old, it was brought to me in a plastic tray with only a hide and a heat mat!! It now has an open top box with coco coi substrate , a uv light and a heat lamp . I recently noticed an eye problem with...
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    Why did Toto flash me?

    my tort flashed his bits at me this week so It has now been confirmed ! Does it mean anything when he flashed me? Thanks
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    Showing me manhood??

    Hi My tort is around 5 years old and 100m in length. If anyone saw my earlier thread you would know the story of how I'm unsure of the sex. I was told it was a girl buuuuut then when researching I thought he was boy and after more research I knew that it was very difficult to determine the...
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    Average weight to length ratio?

    Hi I weighed my tort for the first time a number of weeks ago after reading that it's important to know your tortoise gains weight ok. Does anyone know of any ratio or average weight of tortoises at centre lengths or ages? Thanks
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    Age and sex ??

    Hi By any chance could any roughly tell me the age of my tortoise? And maybe the sex? I was told it was a girl by my sister when I got it but now I'm not sure what sex it is?? She told me the other day she didn't know? Can anyone help? I think it maybe roughly 4-5 years old , I have had it...
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