Recent content by Sjsarge

Hello - I have a male Russian Tortoise in the San Diego area. I am going to be moving to Virginia but will initially be out there just renting a room for 4 - 6 months before committing to the job and moving everything. I would love to find a temporary, experience home for my guy. He has a 3' x...

Thanks, I guess I won't worry too much....

Here are some more close ups from today, hard to show what's going on in pictures.

Hi there. I got my Russian almost 4 months ago. He is most likely wild caught (unfortunately). He is very active, eats and drinks well. I'm concerned about his central scutes, they appeared to have some damage and are slightly concave. He has a calcium bar but I don't notice him eating. I'm...

Hello! I've had a half log in my tortoises enclosure. He never really goes under it but he LOVES to climb it. His heat lamp turns on automatically at 7:45 am and around 8:15 am I come in to feed him and most of the time he has already climbed up his log and waiting for me. I was a little...

Hi. I am a new tortoise owner and i will say this forum can be a little intimidating but I appreciate all the feedback I read on here. I have cared for horses my entire life and I know I come off as judgey when I talk about their care. That being said.... MY tortoise REALLY hates soaking. While...

Hi Tom! Thanks so much, I love all this feedback. The coconut bedding are larger pieces and the house plant is way out of his reach (in a pot on top of an upside down pot). The patio is concrete but have about 18 inches of dirt around the outside which he could borrow in (walls go 12" down). I'm...

Also I am curious about anything I should be doing to prevent sickness right now - I've read in several places a lot of turtles from the pet shops are sick. Any drops that may be preventative?

Hello everyone! I bought a Russian tortoise from Petsmart today. I know Petsmart is not a responsible place to buy pets but he has been there for three weeks and I couldn't stand it. A week ago I decided I would go home, research everything I could and prepare my home, and today if he was there...