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    New ripples on shell

    Oh, one more thing. Fred loves to dig! his front nails are now worn out. Will they grow back? They are still there but much shorter than before.
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    New ripples on shell

    Hi everyone, I recently noticed that my Russian tortoise has ripples on the outer edges of his shell. His shell was smooth in the past. Is that a problem??? I have posted some pictures for you to look at. Please let me know soon because I am worried that it might be bad. I had him outside in...
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    Lighting

    Hi everyone. Like I have stated before, I have a pet Russian called Fred and I currently live and work in Almaty Kazakhstan. I had him in a nice enclosure on my balcony but last week it started to get cold at night and he started to eat a lot less and was sleeping most the day so I moved him...
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    Can my tortoise flip back?

    I will try to take a picture of him to show you the ripples that I am talking about. His shell was completely smooth before. When I looked at pictures of russian tortoises, they actually had some "ripples" on their shell so I guess it is normal. It is starting to appear on the lower parts of his...
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    Can my tortoise flip back?

    Thank you so much for all your help!!! this site is really helpful! Fred is my first tortoise and I never thought that I would ever have one, I am more of a dog fan. This site has made it so easy for me to care for him and I am really grateful for that. I will try to plant a bunch of grasses...
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    Please help

    I have made a new, bigger habitat for Fred. He is not as lethargic as he used to be. As a matter of fact, he is so hyper throughout the day. He moves all over his habitat and hen it's feeding time, he really goes crazy on his food. It's really cute. I noticed that his shell is getting ripples...
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    Can my tortoise flip back?

    Hi, I have built a great habitat for my tortoise and it seams to be very happy. It has so much energy these days! It can't stop moving during the day time. It tries to climb the walls of it's habitat all the time and that worries me a lot. About a week ago, I was watching it as it was...
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    Please help

    His shell is about 15 cm long. I can't figure out how old he is, is there a way to do that?? also I have been told that he is a Kazakh tortoise and not Russian but I have looked online and he can't find anything about that. I would be releasing him in a place called Talikurgan about 150km...
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    Please help

    Thanks alot!!! Will do!!! I was told that he has only been in captivity for about 5 months now. Is that a long time? I like him alot but I just think that he wouldbe happier in his own habitat with other tortoises. Let me know what you think. I got him carrots and he loves it!! I will stop...
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    Please help

    I have recently found a Russian tortoise when I was in Lebanon. The guy in the store said that it just came from kazakhstan. The tortoise looked so cute but it wasn't very happy as it tried to escape from it's box. Since I work in Kazakhstan I decided to buy it and take him with me. Next to...
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