Babies!!

joeyeakey

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Hello! I am new to this forum page. I own 4 adult russian tortoises, and now 2 babies! My tortoises live free roaming in my backyard. Today, we discovered 2 babies! I looked around the yard for more but only found these 2. Any advice would be awesome! Thanks!

Any guesses on how old they might be?
 

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Tom

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Hello! I am new to this forum page. I own 4 adult russian tortoises, and now 2 babies! My tortoises live free roaming in my backyard. Today, we discovered 2 babies! I looked around the yard for more but only found these 2. Any advice would be awesome! Thanks!

Any guesses on how old they might be?
Congrats! Captive bred Russians are a great thing!

Here is the correct care info for them:
 

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Congrats 🎉
 

biochemnerd808

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Congratulations, that's so great! I really like the one with the extra scutes.

I would guess that those are just a week or two old. The new growth is very slight, but they have unfolded fully from their egg.

Look around for a small hole somewhere in the ground where these two dug their way out of the nest. You might find more in there.
 
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