Is she healthy?

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Hi!!! I have a Russian tortoise about 4 years old! She eats Romain lettuce, carrots, apples, oranges, broccoli, cauliflower, and vitamin supplements! She wakes up and walks around her enclosure for awhile, sits under her heat lamp, then eats, then goes to sleep for like the rest of the day. Is that normal? Also I was just wondering if her shell looks fine along with her enclosure! Thanks!!IMG_1522801054.425232.jpgIMG_1522801077.781838.jpg
 

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Welcome to the forum!
Her diet needs some help. No fruits(carrots included), no cauliflower, and no broccoli. All of these are very bad in large amounts, because your tortoise can’t process sugars, and cauliflower and broccoli are too high on oxalates. Romain lettuce also gives very little nutrients, and wastes more energy to eat than it gives. Your tortoise needs to be eating broad leaf weeds and dark, leafy greens like mustard greens, collard greens, turnip greens, endive, escarole, arugula, dandelion, rocket, kale(in moderate amounts), and so many more.
Your enclosure appears to be too small. Your adult Russian needs a minimum enclosure size of 8x4 feet.
Her shell appears to be fine.
What are your temperatures? Basking, ambient, and night?
Please give these links a read and come back with questions :)
Russian Tortoise Care Sheet
https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Russian-Tortoise-Care-Sheet.80698/
Beginner Mistakes
https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Beginner-Mistakes.45180/
 
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