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Sounds like a good idea, will try.

I have an indoor enclosure for my russian tortoise and I use Reptibark as a substrate. My tortoise pees quite a lot and I have been spot cleaning his feces daily, however, it hasn't been smelling pleasant as of late and I was forced to take all the substrate out and clean the enclosure. There...

Bro this is even smaller than my indoor enclosure for my russian.

nah

No, it's just that if it's not naturally brown, the chances are it's a harmless weed. If your turtle hasn't done anything strange by now, just don't worry about it.

I can't tell from the picture but if the browning at the edges look to be from the weed dying then I think it's safe.

It doesn't look like one of the more common poisonous weeds; it's not nightshade. I don't think you should be worried if the turtle hasn't shown any symptoms of poisoning.

Were there any white flowers?

Where are you located, and was this from a bush or a tree.

Pyramiding is when the scutes grow upwards. It's like upwards growth instead of the shell getting larger.

I don't think frost would form inside your house

Calcium supplements and UVB I think will help.

Personally, my russian took about 2 days to start eating and drinking. Perhaps soak him to keep him from dehydrating. My tortoise was wild-caught and I think those take a little longer to adjust.

Are commercial foods like the all living things tortoise pellets actually good for a tortoise? I read in the ingredients that ground corn was a large part of it, but I don't think corn is a healthy food for the tortoise (russian).

Thanks, I'm trying to set up an outdoor enclosure, any threads for help on that?