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The cool side is a usual 79-80f while the warm side is in mid 80s, directly under is usually high 80s to 90s. The lights are on from when the sun goes up to when the sun sets and at night I switch to the infrared lights. The substrate is pine bark mulch and I recently started mixing a smaller...

She’s a Russian tortoise and she’s almost 6 years old

“it always looks clear” meaning there doesn’t seem to be anything in her nose. Her eyes too look just fine.

So it’s been winter, and I haven’t really changed much for my tortoise besides getting a new uv lamp. Lately I’ve been hearing a sniffling or sneezing sound out of her kind of frequently. When I look for discoloration of snot in her nose it always looks clear and I’m not sure if she’s been...

Look at Morla’s tail. Short or perhaps a bit nubby may mean a female, if longer tail you can probably assume male. Also look at the notch. Females have a U shape notch, males have more of a V shaped notched. Morla looks super adorable!!

My guess that it may be a green or maybe a fungi. Try soaking him and maybe see if you can wash it off if he isn’t too spooked. If it doesn’t come off I’m not so sure what it could possibly be.

Girl, tortill, or torty

Looking at their tale is a huge help. Normally a female would have a thicker tail, and opposite for male(thinner) I may be wrong but ideal I suppose.

My digital clocks were doing me dirty ugh

I live in SWFL and we’re known for the vast humidity. I got my Russian tortoise for almost 2 months now so we haven’t had a winter together. Because of the heat I wanted to know if she will hibernate down here and how to prepare for that if she might.