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    Parasites! Help!

    I've had him for about a year, and he came from a breeder.
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    Parasites! Help!

    My two year old Russian tortoise was getting a soak today and along with his regular poos and such, a few globs of squirming white worms came out. This has never happened before and I am certain he has not had contact with any other tortoises. Along with that, I wash all his food before it is...
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    Help. Russian Tortoise.

    Please help. I have two questions. First, how long should his beak be? (I'll add a picture of Putin) And two, he has stopped eating very much and hasn't pooped but a little bit in the past few days... Should I be worried?
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    Predators

    I'm looking to build an outdoor enclosure for my 5 inch Russian. I live in a wooded area and we have several Hawks and owls. I was just wondering if I should keep the entire area enclosed or half/half or what is best for him!
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    New Owner Show-and-Tell!

    Here's my little Russian! His name is Putin!
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    Infared

    I have to fixtures in my tank. I have a basking (ZooMed) lamp that is pointed in one direction, and then a general Infared lamp that is used for chickens and such. To keep the temp in my tank, I leave on the Infared during the night. Does this (keeping on at night) or the light effect Putin at...
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    Beginners Questions

    Hello, I just rescued a Russian Tortoise a few days ago. I have a 50 gallon rubber maid container. I realize that the sand is bad for him, and that will be fixed soon, but I have a few questions. 1) He is set up in my basement where, in the night time, goes down to about 50 degrees. Is it okay...
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