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Somebody i know, which i will keep anonymous (no, its not me) has a baby golden greek tortoise. The tortoise has very skinny back legs and it does not use its back legs. Is this normal? i'm just concerned about the tortoise because i read other threads that said their tortoise is dragging their...

Usually when i go to petco the animals there have a decent enclosure, I know that when they are shipped they are treated horribly. But when I look at the tortoises they are taken care of by people who do not know how to take care of tortoises. Yes i know petco animals are not in great shape but...

I could not find much information on how long i should keep a uvb and heat lamp on. All i need to know is how many hours a day should I turn them on? And I also heard that you have to take the glass off a uvb bulb because uvb rays cannot penetrate glass, is that true? I could not find any...

Im going to get a tortoise in 6-12 months or more, so i'm trying to get as much information as i can before i get one. What i want to Know is, does gender matter, if so what gender should i get? My friend said if i get a male tortoise and don't not get a female tortoise then the male will get...

If i had an outdoor enclosure would i need a heating lamp or uvb lamp if its cloudy? also what if it gets too cold at night? Sorry i don't know much about tortoises, by the way this is a russian tortoise. :tort:

I don't have enough room in my house, so i decided to build an outdoor enclosure. The problem is i have no idea how to build one. I was thinking i could dig a big hole 10x10x10 but i'm not sure i'd be able to dig that. So i need some ideas on what i need and how i should build my outdoor enclosure.

Im going to get a full grown Russian tortoise, i'm worried that my cats or dog might get into the enclosure and eat it. My dog is pretty small only about 1 foot long and is very playful and will try to play with anything. My dog tries to play with my cats but they always scratch my dog back. My...

Do i need to hibernate my Russian tortoise? Lots of people say you have to, and some say its not required. Im kind of confused. Also if you could tell me how to hibernate a tortoise that would help a lot.

I need some help setting up my enclosure for a Russian tortoise. what lights, substrate, tank, etc. should i get? Russian tortoises like to dig so don't forget that.