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  1. Tsarina27

    Possible Respiratory Problems

    Are there any symptoms I should look for (that indicate respiratory illness)?
  2. Tsarina27

    Possible Respiratory Problems

    Okay, that makes sense. He's our first tortoise, so I don't really know what symptoms to look for when it comes to a respiratory infection. I haven't had any experience with it before.
  3. Tsarina27

    Possible Respiratory Problems

    Hi, my three year old RT has been doing some things lately that have me concerned. First off, he does this thing where he'll be eating, or standing, and he'll stop what he's doing and puff air out of his nose so loud that you can hear it from a few feet away; after this, he will go right back to...
  4. Tsarina27

    Substrate Questions

    Really? That's great to hear. Yeah, tortomir seems to like it. I've not had any problems with it yet. The only thing I got concerned with was he tried to eat a piece of it like twice. But he's usually pretty good about leaving it alone. I'll tell him to leave the chips alone, and he just moves...
  5. Tsarina27

    Substrate Questions

    Is there a way to accurately measure their humidity?
  6. Tsarina27

    Substrate Questions

    Hi, I have a two or three year old Russian named Tortomir. We've had him for about a month and a half now. When we got him, we had coconut coir as his bedding, but we had to change it out because our last little one was sick. We were keeping him on newspaper, just temporarily, for about a week...
  7. Tsarina27

    Concerns about my tort's health

    So it wouldn't be bad if I waited until next weekend to have him checked?
  8. Tsarina27

    Concerns about my tort's health

    I've read that a lot of the older ones are wild caught.
  9. Tsarina27

    Concerns about my tort's health

    Okay, thank you. I'll try my best to make him feel as good as he can.
  10. Tsarina27

    Concerns about my tort's health

    Okay, that would explain his bathroom problems. Thank you. I will take him to the clinic as soon as I can get an appointment. Do you think it would be bad if I took him next weekend, like that would be waiting too long? Also, I've heard that sometimes putting them on medicine can be hard on...
  11. Tsarina27

    Concerns about my tort's health

    Yes, he is a Russian. Sorry, I had mentioned that in earlier threads and forgot to state that in this one.
  12. Tsarina27

    Concerns about my tort's health

    We've had Tortomir for about a month now, and when we got him, his digestive system wasn't the best. For example: whenever he went to the bathroom, it was very runny, not firm at all. So we started him on fiber with his greens. Despite this, it is still very liquidy, and I have yet to see...
  13. Tsarina27

    Is my tort having calcium problems?

    And to answer your question, I do not have access to an organic store. I'm limited to Walmart, Hy-Vee, and Fareway. However, in the summer we have a lot of stands go up around town for people that grow their own food and sell it. That will help too.
  14. Tsarina27

    Is my tort having calcium problems?

    It's been very hard to find these kinds of greens in my area. However, just yesterday, I found a mediterranean blend, which has escarole And endive in it, which is hard to come by here. It's mixed with leaf lettuce and radicchio, but I'm just excited to have found a mix that has both of those...
  15. Tsarina27

    Is my tort having calcium problems?

    Any ideas on how long the fiber will take to start having an effect on his digestive system? He's been eating it on his lettuce every day since we started him on it, but his poop is still the same: liquidy and not hard at all. Am I not waiting long enough for it to take effect? Or us this...
  16. Tsarina27

    Is my tort having calcium problems?

    We only put him on the newspaper because he just had his bath.
  17. Tsarina27

    Is my tort having calcium problems?

    Well, he took right to it. All I had to do was hold some lettuce up to him and he went to town.
  18. Tsarina27

    Is my tort having calcium problems?

    And thank you everyone, for all of your advice and opinions. It all helps.
  19. Tsarina27

    Is my tort having calcium problems?

    Thanks! I'll post pictures with the updates too. He an attention hog, so I'm sure he won't mind.
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