russian tortoise health

Hi folks, Last spring, Clyde went through a period where he was extremely active, digging and running around his enclosure all day, yet stopped eating. Eventually he had watery eyes on and off and so the vet suspected respiratory infection and he was on antibiotics for a bit, and eventually...

This is my 8ish year old Russian tortoise I have had him for about 5 years and I just want to know if he looks ok, Especially because there are some black dots on his shell. Thank you.

I was curious about how dangerous are fragrances to Russian Tortoises? I can’t use fragrances right now but when I go back to college I like to wear perfume and so does my roommate. I’ve heard that torts arent as sensitive to smells as birds but I need to know what is/ isn’t harmful for them...

I recently got a Russian tort and he's very active, but I noticed his shell is peeling on very small parts and on the underside of the shell, he's got a white spot, almost like exposed bone? It was this way when I purchased him but I didn't think it was shell rot until I looked it up to make...

Hi! I just got my first tortoise a few weeks ago! (Rosie is her name, thinking she is a girl) She has been pretty active although kinda sleepy too, is this normal? She will hide and sleep randomly throughout the day and I want to make sure she’s doing ok! Also what I’ve read about urates, hers...