I went out today and checked on my russians and all my other torotises like I do everyday, and I found one of my LTC males dead. There were no signs of injuries so I can assume he died of old age, I had him for 13 years and I have no idea how old he was when he was turned into me. His name was boris and he was my first russian, when he was turned into me I had no idea what type he was and of course TFO did not exist back then. The lady who turned him in knew I kept tortoises and she asked if he was one of mine,I said no but I would take him in and see if I could find his owner. I can take comfort knowing that he was able to pass his genes on down, and he spent 13 good years in the calif. sunshine and ate grape leaves and hibiscus flowers to his heart's content, I am a little bummed about it.