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  1. Lark_Tortoise

    Tortoise keeps trying to escape

    Thank you for the help. Would 5 by 8 feet be a good outdoor enclosure size?
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    Tortoise keeps trying to escape

    I don't change it often, and this behavior started before I changed it around. Do you know any other things that could cause this behavior? Thanks. =)
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    Tortoise keeps trying to escape

    Hey everyone. I have a female russian tortoise. I've had her since spring of 2018, so a little more than a year. She has a 4 by 6 foot enclosure with a loft, an outdoor enclosure about the same size, and I let her roam my yard (supervised). Until very recently, she has never tried to escape...
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    Is this a balanced diet?

    Thanks, as for the zoomed, I unfortunately already purchased some. Do you sell mulberry leaves? Thanks. :D EDIT: (I actually ordered some mulberry leaves from your website =)
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    Is this a balanced diet?

    Update: I got endive, escarole, dandelion, and radicchio. (Tabbi's eating that stuff right now.) The pet store didn't have ZooMed Grassland pellets, those I have to order online. This is what I found when I looked it up: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007TUIVY6/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 Is that the...
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    Is this a balanced diet?

    Today I will go and get some escarole and more endive at the store. They also usually sell dandelions, which I'll get if they have. (in the summer I pick my own) As for weeds, there's definitely none outside here now. But I will pick some over the summer. Out of mulberry leaves, grape leaves...
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    Is this a balanced diet?

    Hey everyone! I've had my Russian tortoise for a little over a year now, and I just want to check if her diet is still balanced and healthy enough. She gets: Bok choy (and baby Bok Choy), mustard greens, collard greens, turnip greens, dandelion (when the store has it), Endive, radicchio, and...
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    Is this a safe brand of bulb?

    Thanks! The heat is okay, she has a cooler side to go to if she needs it. =)
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    Is this a safe brand of bulb?

    Hello everyone! I've had my tortoise for about a year now. She's been doing great so far. But about last week, her main light burned out. (a power sun) The only kind of bulb that I had were two cheaper backup bulbs. I put both of them in (in different places in the enclosure). They seem fine...
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    Respiratory infection?

    *phew* I'm glad. :)Thanks!
  11. Lark_Tortoise

    Respiratory infection?

    Hi everyone! I may just be overly worried, but I think my tortoise Tabitha might have a respiratory infection. She has been eating and pooping like normal. But his morning as she was eating breakfast, I heard a little wheeze. It wasn't like a cough or anything, but every time she breathed you...
  12. Lark_Tortoise

    Cute dog pics!

    Oh my god, it's the same with my bulldog. I have a thousand photos like this:
  13. Lark_Tortoise

    New and in need of help! (Russian picky eater)

    This was a serious issue when I first got my russian. She wouldn't eat at all, and like you said, she would pick out the endive and radicchio. I would take other pieces of food and make sandwich/burritos inside those foods, and she would usually eat them. Then, after a month or so, she just...
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    Tortoise on Hunger Strike...(help)

    We still need to upgrade--it's only 3ftx6ft with 16inx3ft loft. What can I do at the moment to make it warmer untill I know what lamp to get? Thanks!
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    Tortoise on Hunger Strike...(help)

    Update: I took her outside and then gave her a warm soak, and when I put her under the basking light she ate!!!!
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    Tortoise on Hunger Strike...(help)

    I looked up the t5 fluorescent fixtures, and this is what came up: https://www.1000bulbs.com/category/t5-grow-light-fixtures/ Which one is the best? What wattage should I use? Also, what should I do untill it arrives to keep her comfortable and safe?
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    Tortoise on Hunger Strike...(help)

    There are 2 windows, though neither are directly above. I want to get a timer for my lights, but I don't know where. They are usually on any time from 5:40-6:00 to 8:30pm or so when I have school. The chi is on all day and night. I will check the brand when I get home. How can I adjust my...
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    Tortoise on Hunger Strike...(help)

    I don't want to hibernate her. I'm away from the house at the moment and will check the exact temp when I get home. It's roughly 90 something Fahrenheit under the UV light and 80 something Fahrenheit under the c.h.i. How can I prevent her from trying to hibernate? Should I get another c.h.i or...
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    Tortoise on Hunger Strike...(help)

    Hi everyone! I have a Russian Tortoise, Tabitha. I've had her since last March, and she's always been a good eater. Within the last couples weeks, she would go on one or possibly two-day hunger strikes, but always finally ate. Now she spends the whole day burrowing in assorted places. I, mean...
  20. Lark_Tortoise

    This fourm is not only useless, it's dangerous.

    This forum is the only reason my tortoise is under the right care. I wouldn't call it "useless".
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