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    our new baby

    I received our first Russian tortoise yesterday. He's being hidden from my son until Christmas so no name yet. Super excited about this guy and hope all goes well. He seems to be healthy but hasn't come out of his hide. Hasn't ate or gone in the water. I did put him in some water when I first...
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    Need help getting started

    Hi. I've posted here before but decided not to get a tortoise at the time. But here we go again. My son has been asking for a tortoise for last 2 years or so and I want to get it for him for christmas. I live in new orleans. It can be very hot and humid during the summer, like high 90s for...
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    Greek outdoor enclosure

    Think I decided to get a Greek tortoise and they are on sale at petsmart right now. The ones they have are pretty big I think, probably 6 inches ish. Lady that works there say they dig so I would need something under the enclosure to stop digging. Was really trying to avoid that. Do Greeks dig...
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    outdoor enclosure help for a newbie

    Hi, I'm looking to set up an outdoor enclosure for a small tortoise. I've seen yall pictures and they are very beautiful.but I don't see like a check list of things the enclosure should have. Or how big they should be. How tall the sides should be? And what is the substrate for the outdoor...
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    help starting up

    Hello I'm new here. Long story but I promised my son a tortoise. I had box turtles 20 years ago in a blocked off part of my yard and love the guys so wouldn't mind getting one. I live in new orleans. It's hot and humid here pretty much until Nov so I would like to build an outdoor enclosure...
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