I am so happy!!! My Russian tortoise is finally gaining weight for the first time since I rescued him on August, 06, 2011. I don't know how to explain it, he was 824 grams when I rescued him, then steadily was losing weight up until last few days. He was only 756 grams a week ago but yesterday he weighed 798 grams. I was ecstatic when I saw this, I have been so worried about his weight loss but now I am so relieved. I figure he must of needed a lot of time to finally feel comfortable, not sure, but I am so happy. I just wanted to share this with all of you, thank you for all the reassurance.