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    Tortoise food toppers UK

    The Tortoise Hut has been looking good to me lately: https://www.tortoisehut.co.uk/food-for-tortoises?page=2. You have to scroll down to see all the dried foods as they are scattered throughout this page. If you want to place an order with Shelled Warriors it seems like you'll do better...
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    Food amount - newbie question

    Not wanting to jump on you since you were asking a food question but please don't let your tortoise roam in your home, it's not safe. For your original question, you already have good feedback. Russians/horsefields are very active grazers, let her have as much as she wants and can walk off. I...
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    Is this Mustard Greens?

    Yes, it's mustard.
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    Hibiscus plant in yard?

    Agreed, a beautiful hibiscus.
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    What should I be feeding western hermanns tortoise?

    OP is in the U.K. and doesn't necessarily have access to the foods we do in North America. Zeus Care I don't rely on this website for much but in terms of finding things that may be available near you take a look at the Tortoise Table which is U.K. focused. I'd look at the sections on...
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    Weed ID help

    Agreed with dead nettle and on the ground ivy, the second of which is usually suggested as one to avoid. Also agree with using your phone for identification. The newer iPhones have a an "I" info icon at the top of every photo taken. If you're lucky a bit of flair will be next to it. Click it...
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    Weed ID help

    We need pictures of the whole plant to be confident. At least I do!
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    Any newer updates on oxalates in greens?

    You're welcome! There is a lot of outdated information out there so we like to help where we can.
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    Any newer updates on oxalates in greens?

    Welcome! The science on oxalates is outdated and should not be relied upon; feed your tortoise as wide of a variety as you can and keep them hydrated—those are the best rules to follow. Check the sulcata subforum for guidance on how to introduce more hay into your tortoise's diet as that...
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    Is this mushroom safe?

    I don't think it's safe to rely on anyone here to identify a mushroom, it's too easy to get wrong. Where there was one there will likely be another. Fortunately they tend to pop up overnight and you can easily pull them before Paxton starts moving around. That mushroom spore could have been...
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    How often can my Russian Tortoise eat rose petals/ leaves?

    If your tortoise is four inches he is not a year old; he is closer to three or four. Same goes as to his sex; you would not at all be able to distinguish at that age. Did you perhaps get him at a chain pet store? It is common for them to not know or misrepresent their age. It would also mean...
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    How often can my Russian Tortoise eat rose petals/ leaves?

    I wouldn't worry at all about three petals! I would worry if the majority of the diet is vegetables, the majority should be leafy greens of as many options you can provide. Collards alone definitely isn't enough.
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    How often can my Russian Tortoise eat rose petals/ leaves?

    OP my Russian is bigger than yours but back when I might offer an entire rose it really depended on the size and type of rose. The climbing rose at my house is a bit scrappy; the roses aren't huge and have perhaps twenty petals each; it also has a limited bloom season. A fancy garden rose might...
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    Any flowering vine recommendations? (SoCal Climate)

    Thanks for the update! Is this "regular" yellow honeysuckle? We've been working hard with a California native chaparral honeysuckle (such pretty flowers) but it's been slow growing. Then last spring we rented a house in central California had a huge one only a couple of years old. Makes me feel...
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