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    My first brumation experience

    Hi all, I thought it would be fun to update on my RT Tatlin a bit! He's about 9 years old, lived on floors for most of his life, but while doing so always had a strong instinct to brumate. The previous owner said that he would walk to a corner in the house and stay there without eating for...
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    When to weight a RT for brumation?

    Hi all! I'm now going torwards my first brumation ever with an about 8-year-old russian tortoise male. He's been very active during the autumn, pooped and urinated regularly and seems all around healthy. His previous owner said that he's been self-starving for two winters, just walked into a...
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    Any tips where to buy tortoises

    I'm replying a bit late, but hi, I'm a tortoise owner in Finland :) I'm of course all for getting a tortoise that looks for a new home, as there are quite many of them all around the country. Most easy bread both legally and by market population are Russians. The second place goes for Greeks...
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    RT skin around cloaca grayer than usual

    Okay, here is a picture of it after today's soak. I called a vet, and they told me to look out for any weird behaviour. As Tatlin hasn't eaten a lot in a while, I'm slowly trying to get his system to process in a more normal manner. I'll be soaking daily and giving small amounts of food. If...
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    RT skin around cloaca grayer than usual

    I might post them the day after tomorrow, I don't want to distract Tatlin's burrow session too often (he is aestivating atm). But it's pretty much just the colour, I didn't see any swelling or other weirdness
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    RT skin around cloaca grayer than usual

    I saw it four months ago as I was confirming the sex after I got him home. Happened to notice it as I had to scrub underneath his shell because he had been apparently dancing in his own poop. I must admit I hadn't really looked at it either before today :P But, just to be sure, I'll call my vet...
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    RT skin around cloaca grayer than usual

    Hi all! My russian tortoise Tatlin got to his home at the end of March, and things have been going well for the most part. However, as the summer has been a lot warmer than usual, our appartment has heated a lot - the inside temperature was around 25-26 C for a couple weeks. I tried to keep...
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    Weird Hermann Tortoise Poo

    As a disclamer, I'm not a tortoise expert and I'm answering mostly to help you quickly change some basic things and hopefully boost this post to the radar of more knowledgeable people. I own a russian tortoise that belongs to the testudo group like hermann's, so I'm giving advice on a bit...
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    Should I first aid trim a bent nail of my russian?

    It is! I've been trying to read all the information on RTs for the past 10 years, and now that I have one, I just want him to thrive :D I hope for the best with the nail, but if it continues to grow so that it doesn't wear down by just walking, I'll keep on trimming it.
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    Should I first aid trim a bent nail of my russian?

    I tought that I'd make a little update on my little guy :) I trimmed his nail as the first thing Thursday morning, and while Tatti didn't appriciate it, he seems to have been walking a lot more during the past two days! He's also lifting his shell completely off the ground pretty much all of the...
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    Should I first aid trim a bent nail of my russian?

    Thank you, I bought small diagonal pliers, but I think they are still too big for this job, so I'll grab one of those cat nail clippers from the store today!
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    Should I first aid trim a bent nail of my russian?

    Hi, a new member and a new tortoise owner, but a tortoise lover for many many years! My dreams came true two days ago as I picked up an around 8-year-old male russian tortoise. He was found from a forest couple years back, and the original owner was never found. His founder decided to give him...
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