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    Russian Tortoise--pooping in small "nuggets"?

    Hello! Below I've attached some pictures--my Russian tort Ivan, who I've had for around 4 or 5 years, and what his poops have been looking like recently. For the past couple of weeks, his poops have been coming out in these small "nuggets" rather than continuous, larger pieces. At first I...
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    HELP Russian tortoise shell damage?

    Hello everyone! I've owned my Russian tortoise, Ivan, for around 3 years now (he's the first tort I've ever owned). Maybe 3 weeks ago I noticed that a small spot of his lower shell, on his belly, had an odd reddish-brown color. I assumed it was a small abrasion of some kind, I didn't think much...
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    Russian Tortoise Escape Artist

    I've owned a Russian tort for close to a year now. I kept him inside until very recently when I made an outdoor enclosure for him in my backyard. He has plenty of space, access to water, food, hiding spots, sun, etc. but he seems bent on trying to escape. I've kept him in the new outdoor...
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    Russian Tortoise shell healthy?

    I've begun to notice some toughness and dryness along the top of my Russian tort's shell. Could any more experienced owners take a look at my Russian's shell and tell me if I need to have anything checked out? This is Ivan, I've had him for close to a year now, and I do my best to make sure he...
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    How often do I clean/replace substrate?

    I've had my Russian Tortoise for about 2 months now. I keep him indoors, and the substrate I use is 50/50 ZooMed Repti-bark and loose coconut fiber. I spot clean every day, and I've removed and cleaned his substrate once thus far, but that was just a simple rinse with some water followed by...
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    New Russian Tortoise won't eat

    A lot of those threads seem to involve growing food for them and avoiding grocery store food. Growing food isn't really something I can do. I asked a friend who has owned a Russian tortoise for a few years and he told me that some good choices are romaine and shredded carrots. Does anyone have...
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    New Russian Tortoise won't eat

    Hi everyone. I've had a Russian tortoise for about 2 1/2 days, and I haven't seen him eat yet. At least, the food I've given him. I house him indoors, so today I took him outside for a while and he loved it, and I was elated to see him eating something, but upon further inspection he was...
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