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I keep my Russian tort indoors in a sun room and I'm looking to keep him in there and not hibernate him. It's getting cooler and temperatures can be in the low 70° at night. Is there something similar to the covers you put on baby torts enclosures to keep humidity in, that I can put on my torts...

Hey guys I know I'm not the only one here who has been experiencing a decline in activity from my tort. Pretty much the last month now has been a lazy one for my guy. What I'm wondering is can we expect this "laziness" to last all the way until hibernation season is over? When will we be able...

Are the leaves/flowers/vines from watermelon edible for Russian tortoises?

Anyone tort owners from Natchitoches? I'd love to know where you get good food for your tort

Hey guys! So I really want to start getting a good supply of food for the winter for my Russian tort. I bought the testudo seed mix from tortoise supply a couple months ago and after two attempts to grow these weeds, I came out unsuccessful. I'm probably the only person on this site who can't...

So I recently moved Frankie into a new enclosure. He's been in his new home for almost a month now. At first I expected him to be scared and Not eat/sleep a lot but after a nice soak he went back to normal and has been eating fine! His normal diet included mustard greens, turnip greens, shredded...

I've seen a couple different sites saying two completely different things. So guys I trust you most. Is this a safe plant to have in an enclosure? Some have said that's its poisonous and others say that it's fine but they won't eat it and others say that they will eat it.

I got this at the pet store when I got Frankie. With all the things they got wrong at the pet store I didn't know if it was okay to continue to use. Thoughts?

Hey guys just wanted to share some pics of the first weekend of building Frankie's new tortoise table! My boyfriend works at a glass shop and was able to get a bunch of wood from the shipments they get in! This frame is roughly 5x2 We added legs, an extra board for support and put more...

Hey guys I was hopping to get some recommendations on the best thermometers to use for your indoor enclosures. The one I have now is what came with the tank I got from the pet store but I plan on selling the tank and accessories when I get Frankie's new enclosure finished. Also, I feel like I...

My grandma had a huge vegetable garden and I'm already taking advantage of her squash plants for my Frankie. But she has an enormous amount of tomatoes and eggplant that I was curious if my tort could eat?

Hey guys I'm in the process of trying to build the best enclosure for my tort, Frankie. Right now the size of the table is 5x2 roughly and I'll be adding on an extra 2x2 to make it an "L" shaped table. I live in a town home so I can't make a permanent outdoor enclosure like I would like to. But...

I'm looking at either planting grass seed or getting sod to put in my torts enclosure but I can't find anything on the correct type of grass to use and what not to use. Does any one know or have suggestions?

Does anyone have any experience with this bag of substrate? I looked through the reviews and there's no reviews for how it does with Russian tortoises. Options, thoughts?

I've seen some different answers on this topic. Should I or should I not feed my tortoise fruit? And if I do, in what quantities/how often?

Hey guys I'm working on an outdoor enclosure for my Russian tort, Frankie. I'm still very new to all of this so I need some help. I'm looking to plant things in his enclosure that would either be good for shade or for him to eat. Any suggestions?

Is there anyway to tell from these pictures about how old my Frankie is?

Hey guys I recently just bought my first Russian tortoise. I went to petsmart only to check out prices and what it would be to get started but they recently had someone return a tank and all the tank/tortoise accessories so I was able to get everything for a discount. So of course I went ahead...