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    Is this shell rot?

    I just recently adopted this little guy amd while inspecting him I found this spot on his she'll on his belly side. The shell is jagged around the white spot which feels rough
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    Multi species enclosure.

    I was wondering if you could have multiple species of tortoises in one enclosure as long as it was big enough say about the size of a back yard. And I would assume you could only have 1 male. I'm not interested in this just yet but an idea for a few years from now when I'm ready to expand my...
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    Skin peeling

    My Russians skin seems to be peeling around his neck and hind legs. (Look under his chin) looks almost like skin peeling after a sunburn for humans. I soak him twice weekly and have live plants which I water in his house to increase humidity. Is this abnormal?
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    Young Hermanns in need of good home (WA)

    Hello, I'm also in austin texas and I'm super interested in the torts! Please email me at [email protected]
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    More plants

    I was walking to class and stumbled on some vine weeds and some other flowering weeds. I was wondering if yall know what these are and if they are safe.
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    New house for louie.

    Just moved my little guy into a new house. 75 gallon put paper along the walls at eye level for him. Added a hen and chick's plant and an ice vine or something which I looked into before putting it in with him. Has around 5 inches of substrate a good hiding place, rocks all over to climb, and a...
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    Plants

    Yeah I just didn't know where I can buy those. Does home Depot carry them? I'm not really a gardener so I'm learning that side of the enclosure
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    Plants

    Hey I was wondering if any of you guys have plants planted in your tortoises enclosure that he or she can munch on anytime?
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    Tortoise poo

    Yeah I looked on the care sheet and it said he can have spring mix and arugula. I saw tat they liked a lot of weeds but I didn't read that anything else was necessary. Can you go into further detail? He's not a baby he is 5 years old
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    Tortoise poo

    Hes a russian he's 5 and that had him in what looked like a 50 gallon aquarium with two other females. I got him from zookeeper pet store in austin
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    Tortoise poo

    He still hasn't pooped in over a week. However he's only eaten around three times that I've seen cause I think he's still getting used to his new home
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    Tortoise poo

    Hello. I just soaked louie and noticed he had finally pooped but it was very slimy look and looked a lot like mucus. His diet was the central market spring mix but I noticed he woukd only eat arugula so I just bought a shell of that stuff and he's happy with it. Is this poo normal?
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    New tortiose owner.

    Fyi I found that $64 heat/uvb bulb on amazon for $30 something. Yall should check it out incase it's a limited time deal
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    New tortiose owner.

    Okay I saw that bulb at petsmart. And I'll just get one of those heat lamp fixtures. Thank you guys so much for your help and knowledge
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    New tortiose owner.

    There's also a repti go exo Terra 2.0 in this lighting apparatus is that a good source of light too?
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    New tortiose owner.

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    New tortiose owner.

    Here's another bulb that came with the original lighting fixture. It says 75 watt. Are you suggesting that I get a clamp light Fixture?
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    New tortiose owner.

    San marcos texas. Can you just send me item numbers and I can run to petsmart? Or I guess a link to the picture of when I'm looking for
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    New tortiose owner.

    Just check the temp in his hiding spot area and it said it is 75 degrees.
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    New tortiose owner.

    I just felt his sand in the cage I med sand peat moss and retire bark. The sand felt cold. The tank I got also had a heating thing that went under the tank and a slab of rock that goes over the heating mechanism on the inside of the tank that's buried under the other substrates. Just plugged...
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