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  1. LoutheRussian

    What are y'all's thoughts on... Reptivite?

    While rifling through a bag of reptile enclosure junk I got from a friend I found a small bottle of Reptivite+D³. After reading through some of the threads I found in the archive before I decided to ask this question again. I am pretty certain I will get the same answers but I thought I should...
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    Help! Bleeding from carapace

    Would some antibiotic ointment then put a sterile pad on and wrap in vet wrap be a good temporary solution until I can find a vet? Clean the are first then dress the wounded area?
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    Help! Bleeding from carapace

    He is on screened topsoil I brought home and then personally screened a second and third time to remove anything undesirable. His substrate is primo topsoil with some cococoir but that's mostly mixed into the doil now. His hides aren't anywhere that would be real tight and his outdoor hide is a...
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    Help! Bleeding from carapace

    That's part of the problem I'm not sure there is a good reptile vet near me. I have called around and haven't had any of them inspire a lot of confidence. I will look on the forums page for someone
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    Help! Bleeding from carapace

    A few days ago I noticed a small red spot on the characters of my male Russian tortoise.. I was it was keeping an eye on it and then last night I looked at him and I noticed that there was blood coming from that area. The carapace was slightly softer on that spot and when I press on it blood...
  6. LoutheRussian

    Something feels different in here lately

    I have been away from the forum for a little while so I haven't been a witness to anything recently. Personally, I owe this community a debt of gratitude and I will be forever thankful that I stumbled into the open arms of this coterie. I was lucky to have found the forum when I did because...
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    Poorly female Russian (rns?) Advice

    I was reading Yvonne's reply and was going to post a comment telling you that you are fortunate to have her post advice for you. She is amazing and really knows her stuff. She was one of the first people to help me out when I unexpectedly became an owner of a Russian. My knowledge pales in...
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    Something feels different in here lately

    Looks like I've been missing out on some interesting threads lately. Bit of a bummer to see the forum is getting infected with **** posters too. I've been coming here for years because its always been such a high caliber group to be a part of.
  9. LoutheRussian

    Wanted Russian

    I am looking for another Russian to enjoy. I have plenty of space for a second outdoor and indoor enclosure on my property. I currently have one Russian male and have been itching to get another one. I live in the the Portland, Oregon area. If anyone is looking to rehome one or knows of one up...
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    Torty McFly

    Torty McFly I’ve had Torty McFly for about three months now and I have always struggled with getting him to eat or have any kind of energy. It seemed as though he had no interest in food at all no matter what it was. After much frustration, emailing a local exotic vet and consulting people...
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    Angle of heat lamps

    That’s a good point. I have an 8’x3’ enclosure with lamps at both ends and at 48” tube UV light between them. I took two old windows we replaced from the house and closed in the top with them and have them able to slide open from each end allowing for the lights to hang down and warm the inside...
  12. LoutheRussian

    Angle of heat lamps

    I use a 48” tube light for my UV source. I was talking specifically about heat lamps.
  13. LoutheRussian

    Angle of heat lamps

    I agree with you, I am in one Russian tortoise group and rarely comment except to occasionally offer advice if it’s something I know to be 100% fact. I almost never post anything because the moment you do. 75 people make the same comment over and over again and another 53 people are attacking...
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    Angle of heat lamps

    I was recently scrolling through one of the Russian Tortoise Facebook groups I am in and saw where a member had their heat lamp (one with the clip on it which allows the lamp to be rotated and angled) clipped onto the side of their enclosure so the light and heat were spread out over the entire...
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    Scheduling an appointment

    I noticed that his bottom beak has been split in two. I don’t know when or how that happened and I have done what I can to clean it and make sure there isn’t food getting stuck in it. Maybe you are onto something though. I’m waiting for one vet to return from vacation so I can talk to her about...
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    Scheduling an appointment

    Obviously I am not talking about the costs of basic care and visits. A couple hundred bucks for a visit and meds is reasonable and affordable but when it’s x-rays and this test and that test and maybe one of those tests just so they might maybe be able to figure something out and suddenly the...
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    Scheduling an appointment

    HE ATE! HE ATE! It wasn’t very much and I kind of had to...encourage... him to take the first crew bites but then he ate some on his own accord. It was only a little bit of cucumber but I figured it would be a good choice to get some more fluids into him as well as get something into his...
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    Scheduling an appointment

    He has been much more active the last couple of days. Wandering his enclosure more and today when I turned the lights on and he saw his food he marched over and sniffed it. I got excited thinking he’d eat but he didn’t and I had to leave for work. When I got home tonight his food pile was...
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    Scheduling an appointment

    The photo in my profile picture is a tortoise I had years ago in Texas and he is completely stretched out. I know he wasn’t dehydrated but that’s besides the point since I don’t have that Russian anymore. The videos I posted may not be a good representation of what I’m dealing with. I’ve seen...
  20. LoutheRussian

    Pretend Chat 2.14

    It’s absolutely gorgeous out today. Very light breeze, 60° and not a cloud in sight. Yet here I am stuck in the office behind the desk gazing wistfully out the window. I don’t want to be here anymore. I’d happily forfeit the rest of my pay today to be able to enjoy the sunshine. I could be...
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