ok so my mom told me that I can only keep him light on for 3 hours a day and I know that's not enough for a Russian tort. Will he be ok? I don't want to give him up. I can only keep it on for 12 hours on weekend. I can't give him up. Will he be ok? Thank you
Hi everyone! I was just wondering how to keep my temps up when I go to school and at night. So I'm 15 and I have to go to school but my mom doesn't let me keep his light on because she thinks It will start a fire. Any way to make sure it stays up? Also I have a heat lamp that's 75 watts at...
Other than the fact that the enclosure is a little to small for him at the moment, is this a good tank setup? He has his rocks, food bowl, two hides in the warm and cool side. He has proper lighting too. Is there anything I can move or take out or put in? Thanks. I lie hearing your ideas.
Hi everyone! I have an adult male Russian tortoise and I'm going to Maryland this weekend and I live in New York. That's about a 4 hour drive. I want to take him but not risking his health or safety. What can I take him in? I have a container but I can't let him stay in there for 3 days. Please...
hello everyone. I have a Russian tortoise and he has been with me for 7 years. I don't know how old he is when I got him I think he was a teenager.(tortoise teen). How long can they live with a proper diet or care? I was hoping around 90 years or so because I wanna pass em on to my grandkids...
Hi everyone! I want to see your torts because I'm going to show my Tort all of the other torts for his birthday! Send in pics of your tort to make my little one smile!
so today I wanted to switch up his coco coir and wood chips to something softer. So I kept the coir and added some fiber. But when he woke up for breakfast, he was having some sort of seizure because it was in his eyes. The fiber pretty moist but he coir is dry. They're mixed. Is this ok? Also I...
i have an RT and when he was looking atound I noticed he has some white around his eyes and I think in the back too. Is this a medical condition? Is he sick? Should I take him to the vet immediately or...? I just want to make sure he's ok.
Hi all! I have a pet tortoise called Squidy and I think he is shedding on his neck. I don't know if they shed or if he is sick but I noticed it under his neck. I didn't want to peel it myself because I think that would be like someone peeling human skin off. Ouch! But is it just shedding? Should...
I have 1 Russian tortoise now. He's doing great in the tank he's in. But I'm looking to gets. Female and I want to know what is a good size for both? I'll post pics later or tomorrow
any femals RT sale or adoption? I have a male Joe and they would get along great! I take great care of mine and he has a tank just big enough for two. Please get back to me soon! I live in Long Island, Ny and my number is (516) 341-8166. Text me or call! try text first. I will come to u if u...
hi I'm looking for a female RT as a friend for my male RT. I take care of the one I already have. He gets soaked everyday, fed twice a day and gets walks every other day. I really want a female RT. I live in New York but if you are willing to ship, that would be great too. You can reach me at...
Hi. Im worried that my little tortoise has parasites. He has these weird black dots right about his head area in his neck but I'm not sure what it is. Please help I'm really worried. He eats slot but he also sleeps. When I take him outside he lives to play but when he's inside, he sleeps ALOT...