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  1. Vanessa Black

    Tortoise pooping a lot

    I soak my tortoise once every other day or two. And there’s nothing that can really be done about my enclosure set up. My parents won’t let me get a bigger one and there’s nowhere to put it in our house. I intend to buy her a new one when we move out. I have a 100 watt heating bulb and a 100...
  2. Vanessa Black

    Tortoise pooping a lot

    I’ve noticed that my little Neddy boi has been pooping a lot more lately. Every time I’ve picked her up to take her out of her cage, there’s a new little pile of poop. Is she okay? Just checking in. Her cage is a bit small. Her cage is around 75 degrees in the day, the lights are on all day (12...
  3. Vanessa Black

    Can Russian Tortoises Eat Peas?

    I wanted to make my tortoise a little Christmas feast but I wanted to make sure she could eat everything. I was thinking of peas, diced carrots and cauliflower maybe?
  4. Vanessa Black

    Healthy shell growth?

    This is my six-ish year old female Russian tortoise. Just seeing if her shell is growing normally
  5. Vanessa Black

    Normal skin growth?

    She’s also about six-ish years old according to her owners that I got her from
  6. Vanessa Black

    Normal skin growth?

    She’s a Russian tortoise
  7. Vanessa Black

    Normal skin growth?

    I bathe her every three or four days for about 15 minutes! Thank you! :)
  8. Vanessa Black

    Normal skin growth?

    I saw this on Ned when I picked her up and she stuck her head out. Is this normal or okay?
  9. Vanessa Black

    Do tortoises know their names?

    Just curious
  10. Vanessa Black

    Is this male or female?

    I measured her in a straight line yeah. From back foot to head.
  11. Vanessa Black

    Is this male or female?

    Russian tortoise
  12. Vanessa Black

    Is this male or female?

    Just curious. He/she six years old and about 8 1/2 inches long
  13. Vanessa Black

    Can tortoises get E-Coli?

    The romaine lettuce outbreak I think is still happening and I just realized we've been feeding my Russian Tortoise romaine lettuce. Can he get E-Coli? Should we be worried? Please help.
  14. Vanessa Black

    Russian Tortoise ate Macoroni

    Noted, thank you
  15. Vanessa Black

    Russian Tortoise ate Macoroni

    Thanks for your help! I let him walk around the living room for about a half an hour every day to get his exercise in. His cage isn't big enough so I let him walk around the living room until I get a bigger one.
  16. Vanessa Black

    Russian Tortoise ate Macoroni

    Ned, my 6 year old Russian, was wandering around the kitchen floor when he stumbled across a piece of day old Craft macaroni and cheese and decided to eat it. He only ate one noodle before I caught him. What do I do? Is he going to be okay?
  17. Vanessa Black

    Worried about Russian tortoise

    Alright so no go on that then
  18. Vanessa Black

    Worried about Russian tortoise

    Oki doki. I found a 75W infrared bulb, would that work?
  19. Vanessa Black

    Worried about Russian tortoise

    So the heat bulb, would that go in the basking area or the general living area?
  20. Vanessa Black

    Worried about Russian tortoise

    Thanks! This has been so helpful! Do you think my plastic kitty pool will make a good substitute until I get a bigger cage?
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