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    Squirrelly tort

    The screen is quite open (2 cm square I'd guess) so I don't think it's an issue with the light. He's a little better now that I rearranged the furniture, so maybe that was the issue (as Maggie pointed out). Thanks everyone, I appreciate your input. I'll try adding a few more pieces of wood...
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    Squirrelly tort

    It's a wood enclosure, about 3x4 feet with a screened top. Watson's probably about 6-7 inches from snout to tail. We never let him outside (MN, brrrr), but let him wander in the living room supervised. He really likes our cats, which I find hilarious. He's very energentic when he's out...
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    Squirrelly tort

    Watson has taken to pacing around the circumference of his enclosure, just marching round and round. He also occassionally stops and stretches up as far as he can and scrabbles like he wants to climb out. We often let him run around on the floor for ~15 minutes a day, so part of me is thinking...
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    Optimal humidity

    Watson seems fine this morning - no bubbles. One thing that may have exacerbated the situation is that I think I woke him up when I took him out yesterday, and I believe I've read that stress can cause them to bubble sometimes. I'll definitely closely monitor him over the next few days. I...
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    Optimal humidity

    Cold side.
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    Optimal humidity

    I don't have water in his tank; I soak him twice a week and spray his food. The temp is around 70 at night on the cool side; 90 during the day on the hot side.
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    Optimal humidity

    Watson's tank is usually 50-60% humidity at night. I've noticed recently that he's blowing a lot of bubbles out of his nose and I'm worried about respiratory infection. The liquid is clear. He's eating normally and acting pretty much normal, although he seems to stay in his "house"...
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    Clicking beak

    Sometimes when Watson (my greek) eats, his beak "clicks"; I think the top and bottom are rubbing together. Is this normal? I wasn't sure if torts are like rabbits in that their beaks (or teeth) grow and need to wear down. Shannon
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    Green beans?

    Are green beans OK to feed to greeks? I know high protein is bad, but I'm not sure if green beans fall into that category. Thanks!
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    Spot cleaning coco bark tips?

    I use coconut bark in my Greek's enclosure, and he absolutely loves it. There's one thing I don't like though - it's tough to spot clean. Watson will deficate, and if I'm not right there he'll usually walk through it and track it around the enclosure. This means it gets all over the place...
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    Berries for Greeks?

    I give Watson one raspberry about once a week now that they're in season. He absolutely loves them and it hasn't affected his bathroom habits. I'd echo though that if it did I would stop it. It's nice to see a fellow Minnesotan on the board!
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    Favorite food?

    What's your greek's favorite food? Watson loves peppers - we've given him green and orange so far. He'll nose through his salad and pick out the peppers first. I've got a picture of him afterward with a pepper seed stuck to his nose - very cute!
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    Is my russian tortoise enclosure good? *ignore my last post please*

    I'm using a ReptiSun 5.0 spiral bulb for my UVB. According to the website Crazy1 cited, it's OK. Watson doesn't seem to have any problems - he's out and about quite a lot and his eyes look fine (I've been checking every day, just to be safe).
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    My new greek, Watson

    Actually, if we got anther one I'd name him Crick. I'm a biology nerd :-)
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    My new greek, Watson

    Aerial view :) Eating a green pepper, nom nom nom!
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