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I was at the petstore today and they were 100 % out of Cuttle bone. They had a "mineral cake" in the same section. I bought it. I noticed when I got home the mineral cake is made of Calcium and salt. We have a 3 year old Russian, Is salt bad for her?

No, she has an enclosure with a proper Subtrate, my Son loves to build stadiums, he put her in the field and pretended she was a gigantic tortoise that attacked the soccer players.

Hello all, My Son's Russian seems to only want to eat her fresh foods. We give her a spring mix, she loves it. We take her outside daily (Assuming its not raining) Where she proceeds to eat grass, weeds, flowers etc. (We also sprinkle calcium on the greens) We also offer her a dry food, now...

Female. They thought she was between 2 & 3 years old. We got her from a Pet store (which we now know was not the best idea).

Help with some clarification on how our Russian could/should get Calcium.. Should I offer her both a Cuttlefish and in addition do power? or if she likes a Cuttlefish is that good enough? Thanks in advance.

I should note, Shellie has her enclosure in the house.

All, We have a new Russian in my home, Shellie. She is joining our very busy family life. Occasionally we take weekend trips. What is the longest we can 'safely' leave her with water and and a full dish of food. 1 night? 2 nights? I wouldn't think any more... Should we leave her UVB and...

Hello Everyone, We are a new family to the world of Tortoise's. My son got a Russian for his birthday last weekend. She is somewhere between 3 & 4 years old. Her name is Shellie (yes, Shellie..) I have been searching a lot of your threads to learn new things about Shellie and make sure we...