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  1. mstodd

    Should I give up my tortoise?

    Hey everyone, I am trying to decide what to do about my situation. If you could please read below and tell me what you think, I would really appreciate any advice. Some details: I used to live in the northernmost part of Michigan. In February, some people vacated their apartment and left...
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    Do these look right (dandelions)

    I bought a couple of packets of dandelion seeds and planted a bunch in a container. I was wondering if someone could verify that this is what little dandelions look like. I cannot find pictures or videos of newly grown dandelions anywhere, and I wasn't expecting them to look like this. I...
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    Swollen eyes after bath?

    I have noticed a few times that George's eyes are swollen. It isn't all the time, but it still causes me concern. I have been watching him carefully since noticing this, trying to figure out what is irritating his eyes. The eco earth under his light gets dry too fast. I get it wet and within...
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    Does your Russian go crazy when you change the substrate?

    Hi everyone, This past Friday, I was finally able to remove all the newspaper from George's enclosure and replace it with eco earth. I also have a plastic tub filled with towels that he likes to burrow in, some rocks grouped together for a little variety in walking, and two piles of timothy...
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    Has anyone experienced this?

    I have had my tortoise for almost a month now. When I first got him and for the first 2 and half weeks, he always relieved himself either while soaking or while eating. He never did it while I held him or any other time. Just over a week ago, I added soil to his enclosure (he was living on...
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    Is timothy hay safe?

    I went to walmart looking for aspen shavings. Right now George is living on mostly newspaper and a small corner of eco earth. I didn't see any aspen, but I did pick up timothy hay as I recalled reading about it online before. When I got back home, I double checked that timothy hay was okay for...
  7. mstodd

    Weeds only diet & perlite

    Hi everyone, I recently acquired a russian tortoise and I have a few questions about his diet. Right now, he is being a fed a mixture of grocery greens- kale, romaine lettuce, collard greens, turnips greens, and one more than I forget the name of. I create a different salad mixture every...
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