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Thanks Tom. Thanks Tom. I appreciate the links you provided and the detailed info. This RT came with our house and has been living outside here for about 7 years. We bought the house 3 years ago. Is it entirely possible that this turtle has acclimated to this habitat which is why we have...

Thanks! We are in Southern California, so the lowest it would get here at night right now is in the 50s. I will try breaking up the dirt.

Hi everyone, We have a russian tortoise that is outside 24/7. She has the run of the backyard. Normally she disappears in Late September/Early October and we see her again in February. In 2019 we redid our backyard and there is a lot more rock than dirt. I made a run for her and she has a...

Thank you. I get conflicting results when searching so am really not sure. We will monitor the situation.

Thank you. That website is pretty cool.

Hello, we have a Russian tortoise that is at least 6 to 7 years old. She has always had free reign of the entire yard and we have had no issues. Recently we noticed a change in her stool and we think she might be eating the berries that are falling from our trees. We are not sure how to curb...

So it has been week now and our turtle is still in its rock, it has not moved. It is half buried. I peeked in the crate and both eyes are wide open. She moved and recognized me when I looked in. This makes me nervous to leave her in there. I understand not feeding her to keep her belly...

Thank you!

Hi all, So before I could make the decision to disturb our turtle or not, she randomly appeared!! I bought a large storage bin for her and filled it with soil and wood chips and her favorite shelter rock and put it in the corner of our garage. I have been keeping an eye on her and she hasn't...

Got it. We will look out for that. In regards to temps, yes it is still in the 70's-80's. We haven't really thought about it, but she always disappears in September and reappears in March. She has always been that way.

Thank you for the advice. What is the concern with rain while a tortoise is brumating?

No setup although we have a heat lamp and some small caves she uses outdoors. We are in Southern California so the weather here is not extreme. She is outdoors 24/7.

We have a russian tortoise that is over 5 years old that lives in our backyard. She has the run of the place. She just started hibernating about 3-4 weeks ago. We are planning some construction in our backyard and are concerned about waking her up to keep her safe. I would hate to postpone...