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I live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and I’m looking for a good home for my tortoise. My dog recently got really sick and we ended up so far spending $15,000 on vet bills for him.. right now I just feel I am not the best home for my Russian and want him to have a better home where you will get the...

Thank you everyone who has commented on my post about my little guy being sick :( sorry I haven’t replied to anyone either I’ve been sick with the flu and just started at the fire academy today! But I really do appreciate everyone helping me out...just an update he has been fully opening his...

I have a Russian Tortoise Hatchling and today I have noticed that his eyes are swollen shut and he is barely moving! He was acting normal yesterday and today when I got home from work is when I noticed this behavior.. I will post a few pictures and a link to another one of my posts with all the...

I was feeding my Russian Tortoise spring mix and he was always eating as soon as I put food in the bowl. I wanted to switch to something with a little more nutrients. Since it’s hard to find many things in the winter in Pittsburgh I bought kale and collard greens. He literally ate one bite and...

I’m thinking that my little guy is a male? Do you agree? Or is it still too early to tell?

I decided to completely redo my terrarium for my Russian Tortoise. After trying to keep the humidity in and all the help from everyone on here, I decided the zoo med wooden enclosure I have for my little guy is not right for him. After some research I made a list of what I need to get to make...

I was just wondering how often everyone changes their substrate? Currently I’ve been doing it every other day trying to find what substrate holds humidity the most. I started out by using loose coconut fiber mixed with fir and sphagnum peat moss. Then I switched to using soaked coconut fiber...

I have recently bought a Russian tortoise hatchling off of tortoise town. I received him on Tuesday (01-30-18), he was active as soon as I took him out of the box. I decided to name him Bubba (because of one of the first episodes of full house). I just want to make sure that I’m doing what I can...