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  1. LadyV

    What is it & how to care for?

    I have a Russian.....don't know what baby is....I posted in our local sites....she's very friendly and I need to know how to care for her until I find owner...or have to keep her
  2. LadyV

    Found in Winslow AZ

    Female, I think and very very friendly....what kind is it?
  3. LadyV

    Help...found a turtle

    I believe it's a "Red Eared Slider" I have a Russian Tortoise and know nothing about this species. We live in Winslow AZ, so it didn't come from a pond or anything and it's extremely friendly...sticks it's head out to be rubbed and pushes up against your hand to be loved....has to be someones...
  4. LadyV

    Car accident victim

    the site is not letting me post and I have tried a couple of time but now it is a real emergency and i need help. PLEASE IF IT WILL ET YOU POST IT POST FOR ME...IT WOULDN'T EVEN LET ME SEND A CONTACT FORM My husband is with rescue and recovery. there was a fatal accident and a Russian Tort was...
  5. LadyV

    I think this is a "Red Ear Slider"?

    So someone gave this to a friend of my husband and he does not have internet. We need to know what this baby is so it can be properly cared for
  6. LadyV

    tortoise is buried - nights are cold ???

    We thought Bella had gotten out, but in reality she had dug herself into the ground of her enclose....t has gotten rather cold here t night and I think she went into hibernation. We had been putting her out in the warmer days....but through the winter she was inside in her house with a...
  7. LadyV

    Weather right Now

    I'm in Northern Arizona and we are getting monsoons every evening/night. This morning it as I type, it is 66 degrees and wet with a bit of wind....I'm worried about Bella....is this too chilly for her with it being wet? I know wet and too cool is not good and cause shell rot....do I need to...
  8. LadyV

    Why is Bella doing this!?

    She is digging herself in so deep all you can see is the very top curve of her back, as if she is starting to hibernate. It's HOT here, She has plenty of shaded space, the below area is completely shaded now with butterfly bushes and I spray down her grass every morning for humidity, however...
  9. LadyV

    Outside Temps

    Can Bella stay out in her enclosure now....it's in hte 70s, low 80s days, but I'm in northern Arizona.....the sun is HOT when your in it.........mid to high 40's at night.
  10. LadyV

    Distance for 100 watt

    Bella's bulbs came in I bought 100 watt ones this time....how close should they be for her basking?
  11. LadyV

    How long can he go without his UV light?

    I thought I had another light for Bella...but the one that was on just went out....I live in Winslow AZ....there is no place to buy such a light so I have order it....how long can she go without it????? There is a heating pad under her container and I can move my small heater towards her...but...
  12. LadyV

    Oh CRAP

    OK.....So now hubby is just adamant on Bella not hibernating, I come in from the kitchen and he has her his lap, .....said he wasn't much for it to begin with....what do I do? He is bringing in her container, filling it with Bed-A-Beast and dirt, her basking rock, light and wooden hide...
  13. LadyV

    NEED QUICK ANSWER PLEASE

    I put Bella in her box with the shredded paper everything as it should be....she is scratching in the box.....what does this mean? Do i take her out and just not hibernate her. I do have an inside box with, very large tupper wear storage container.....if I do this, how do I go about it since...
  14. LadyV

    Ok....I did it, but now 70 tomorrow

    70/32 tomorrow and 59/32 sat. She is her box full of tons of shredded newspaper, lots of full papers on the bottom inside another bigger box...I'm a nervous wreck
  15. LadyV

    Shredding newspaper?

    Is it really sufficient for hibernation? Bella is going into the shed today.....she has had three large bowel movements, I'm gonna soak her today, make sure she is good and dry and put her in her box......some say dirt, some say shredded newspaper, IF shredded paper is good....it would be so...
  16. LadyV

    Tomorrows temp 49/21

    Should i put her outside in her hibey box tomorrow?
  17. LadyV

    How much water do you use when soaking

    I only fill it half way up to her.....and I have to keep the temp tepid and take my hand kinda splash it on her back......wright or wrong?
  18. LadyV

    Is it time noe to stop feeding

    She isn't eating much lately and our temps here in Northern AZ are beginning to drop, even during the day 64/37 tomorrow and Friday 51/21...I think it's time to put her in her hibernation box yes? She has a really good bowel movement yesterday in her soak.......
  19. LadyV

    This is getting SO old

    HIBERNATION!!!!! I love her and every winter I worry for her......I have had her for about 5 years now and i am still confused with it every year. Right now in Winslow, it's in the 70s during the day and low 30s at night....one day this week...it will be 32. I've been bringing her in at...
  20. LadyV

    PICS. Is this going to work Hibernation advice.

    Do I need to put the sides up and fill with paper too? Do I need another box around the bottom box? I've never done it this way....do I need to with hold food? It's certainly cold enough at night...but getting a bit warm in the day.......
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