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hey so i saw an ad on craigslist for a RES with a tank, a canister filter, a container of food, a basking dock, and the lights for $100. i am very interested and know how to take care of them to a extent. i know water temperature, lighting, and size, but i need some more tips about there care in...

what should i do with a baby red foot if i have to be gone for a couple of days and cant have anyone there to watch it? like should i feed it a lot and it will be fine? or automatic light switches? need help :(

i just wanted to give a shout out and a thanks to everyone that has helped me with information and all the stuff i need to know! i am very appreciative for this website which is the best for anyone wanting to know about tortoises ;) and everyone on the website! again, thank you very much! :D

i came across this and was pretty interested in it, what do you think? http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/pet/3141545344.html

well since i am kind of on a budget i think i am going to stick to getting a russian like i was in the beginning ;) but i just want to know because i am looking at a captive bred adult and wanted to keep it outside, but if its outside a lot, would 70-(high 80's sometimes) in the summer?

hey i am completely new to Hermann tortoises, i read the care sheet above, but it did not help me very much. i would like to know humidity level, size for enclosure, and basically the entire care on these tortoises except more in detail than the other one. thank you! :D

okay so i know i have been posting a lot about red foots and yellows, but since i live in Washington state, i am worried about the temperatures. it can get 90 but it doesn't happen much, and usually is in the 70's, is that still aa good temperature for a red or yellow foot? if not is there any...

can anyone keep a red or yellow foot with a shell this smooth? post pics of yours if you want!

if anyone has a russian, red or yellow foot, or greek tortoises that need to find a new home and would be willing to ship, then pleas let me know!

hey so i will hopefully be getting a red foot in a week or two and wanted to know what kind of plants i could plant for looks to hold humidity but also weeds and grasses that they can eat when ever they want. i want to plant a lot of different things. if you can post a picture of enclosures for...

so i am going to hopefully be getting a red foot soon, it should only be a couple of months old and my biggest question was about protein and what to give for protein. i was thinking boiled egg every two weeks. can you guys tell me what you feed/fed hatchlings?

hey so im about to get a red foot hatchling, but people have told me different things about the diet that i want to know. first of all is calcium, am i supposed to put calcium on there food as hatchlings because someone told me that you're not supposed too. and about feeding them fruit, am i...

so can someone tell me about this. i found a website that has been in business for 25 years, they sell many different animals. they have some red foot hatchlings for sale and say they are 2-3". im 14 and my parents are interested. there terms say only for educational purposes but many people buy...

hey i have researched a lot about russian tortoises and know a lot about them, but i have come across a red foot and i became very interested in them. i live in Washington state so would the weather be good for an outdoor enclosure? it rains a lot in the winter and is fairly hot in the summer. i...

hello i have been looking for some russian hatchlings. does anyone have any around $100 and would be willing to ship? thank you!

hey! i have been looking for a male russian tortoise for a while and i haven't found a good one. i cant spend over 100$ so if anyone has one that they would be willing to sell for 50 to 70$ or if you aren't in WA, i can pay for shipping if it's not a lot of money.

this is going to be my first time having a russian tortoise. i bought a exo terra repti glo 10.0 bulb. it is a coil bulb. i heard that coil bulbs are really bad for tortoises, can someone explain this to me.

this is basically what the enclosure is going to look like for the russian tort im getting. i just need to get one more fixture for my uvb bulb, and im going to put some rocks under the basking spot. i have a rock ramp for him to climb up and down. let me know what you think! [/img] [/img] [/img]

this is basically what my russian tortoise encloure is going to look like, except im getting another fixture for my uvb, and going to put rocks under the basking spot. im going to use a 60/40 eco earth play sand mix. let me know what you think. [hr] the picture didnt work, does anyone know how...

can someone please give me the exact steps to boiling rocks? im going to put some in my russian tortoise enclosure. :)