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    death

    Has anyone experienced a tortoise of thiers bering stung by a scorpion or a bitten by a black widow? I believe thats what happened to one of my little guys the other day. It was the most awful thing I have ever seen with my own eyes. If you have ever experienced a black widow bite then you know...
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    Haaay!

    Greetings, I have a question. I am trying to buy some hay from my little russians and was told to buy brome hay for them and just keep it in their tank at all times. But when I went to go get the brome hay it had pictures of bunnies, rats, and guinea pigs all over it. Is that still the kind...
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    Rescued 2 Russians last week :)

    Hi guys, I have another few questions. One of the turtles seems to "hiss" everyone once in awhile. Maybe its a sneeze? And his eye is a little red. They both seem to occasionally rub their eyes with thier feet. I'm a bit worried. I went to petsmart and got some repti turtle eye drops by...
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    Rescued 2 Russians last week :)

    Hey guys, Just wanted to say thanks for replying to my questions :) I tried soaking the little guys for a bit today but boy did they hate it. I think they got really made at me :/ But if its good for them then they're gonna get it. I'm working on getting one of those rubbermaid tubs in the...
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    Baby sulcata help please!

    Hey guys, Just wanted to say thanks very much for your help. I've emailed her and let her know about the forum and also all the replies I've gotten so far but I haven't heard back from her yet. It's great to know there's a bunch of people on this forum looking to help :) Thanks again and I...
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    Baby sulcata help please!

    Hi there, Someone emailed me through a friend regarding her tortoise and I really don't know how to help her. This is the email pasted: "I have a one year old that I bought from a guy on craigslist. He has mistreated it. He didn't have any heat on it or any ultraviolet light on it...
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    Rescued 2 Russians last week :)

    Hello there fellow tortoise friends :) I had just rescued 2 Russian Tortoises from a couple who didn't want to care for them anymore. The little guys are 10 and 13 years old from what I'm told, but they're still pretty small only about 5 inches or so. I heard that if they stay in the tank...
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