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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    Thanks so much! I definitely will.
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    Oh wow! I thought I might be the only person on earth that though I should be feeding more than just mouse! Thanks God for your comment! It seems obvious to me if they eat everything in the wild, why just feed them just rodents? Right now he (I think is a he, not confirmed yet) is about 17”...
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    Oh! Ok then yes, I was definitely doing waaay to much! 🤣 I will get it again and try that. I was soaking like 2 ir 3 full pellets and then putting the whole thin “sprinkle” on top of the greens. Thanks so much! I find interesting and crazy how it is so hard to find information in these topics...
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    I did tried for over a year with the zoomed and he never picked it up. I was mixing it in the veggies like a salad but even like that he will always leave it almost all. As I said before I tried for over a year and gave up. With the mazuri pellets he goes fot ir right away and he eats a lot even...
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    Actually, that is not the case for him, he will accept any new food if it smells good, he most of the time says yes to everything I offer him (he definitely doesn’t like collar greens for example) but when I tried the home grown stuff he just ate it for a little while and then stopped paying...
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    Oh! I do have another question! Since I soaked him today I remembered. Do they suppose to stay quiet while soaking? He normally is just trying to climb the walls of the container at all times while soaking, he rest sometimes but mostly keeps trying to get out. Is that normal?
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    Ok thanks for the advice, I won’t do more carrots, but what about squash? Is that ok? Around here I don’t find a lot variety of greenies that’s why I do spring mix and lettuce. I have find many diet suggestions but it is hard to find the stuff around here. I have tried growing but he’s a little...
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    Unfortunately I can’t and I can’t have a pen outside because the landlord doesn’t allowed. But I do let him out in the yard as much as I can, sometimes is hard to do every day, but at least 2 or 3 times a week he spends a while walking and hanging out outside. The yard is huge and it goes on 3...
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    Thank you so much for all your comments and advice. I really appreciate it. I will soak him more for sure. And since you guys think he’s in good weight I’ll keep the schedule for the exercise and feedings. How could I calculate how old is him? I know counting the lines of the shell doesn’t...
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    Hi! I skipped feedings for a few reasons, but the main one is because I do not brumate him and in the wild they won’t eat every day year round. As a matter of fact they don’t eat anything for many months. I know the captive setting is not the same but feeding them every day definitely shortens...
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    He does eats on a stone and he also has been seeing by a vet. His beak is slightly overgrown since I adopted him and it is not too bad at all, gives him no problems. I adopted him from the wildlife center where he was cleared form any sickness and the beak haven’t grown at all in 3 years. It has...
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    Thanks, it is hard to find information specifically about Russian Tortoises like a char of weight or a feeding guide specially for the species. He does have all those things you mentioned, I just don’t soak him much. I will be soaking him more now. But as I said, I leave in South Florida and...
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    Thanks. Yes, his beak has always been slightly overgrown but is not bad at all, and it’s not growing, it’s been the same length since I adopted him 3 years ago. He eats in a hard stone that is the floor of the second story of the enclosure. I am aware that can be trimmed but it really doesn’t...
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    It definitely enters good in his shell but I feel like he has some fat deposits that look bumpy to me. I think you can see it in one of the pics where he has his head out
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    Can my tortoise like me?

    The most accurate answer for your question is that we would never be sure since we are not tortoises to know what they think 🤣 But what science says is that they at some point understand that you are no harm and that when you are around many times something good happens, so since they associate...
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