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My Russian cadwell won't get out of bed and his eyes seem a little puffy. He rubs them a little too.
If I get him up he will eat and go back to bed. He's walking fine (if a little slow). He's alert when he's up. No runny nose or apparent breathing...
Hello. Just wondering if small desktop fans are okay in the tables.
I have two Russians in (separate) indoor tables atm. It's summer in the UK and we're getting a bit of warm weather and Aircon is rare here. I live in a flat that's partially in the roof space and it gets warm. It's currently...
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I was just handling cadwell (russian male approx 4/5 years old now) and I noticed his shell has alot of dips and crevices. I've noticed it before but never thought much of it but the way the lighting was really exaggerated it. He seems very happy and hes VERY active.
When I first...
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I like to keep my russians enclosures looking nice so I like to buy plants from reptile specific pet shops (irl or online) I always specifically ask "are these tortoise safe". I also check the tortoise table website etc. However I'm always concerned about the soil they're kept in...
Hey guys. My russian tortoise has been unwell for a few weeks. I took him to the vet 2 weeks ago and they said he might have an infection and gave me oral baytril. I've had mixed success getting him to eat it but he started to improve. This week he's been very sluggish in the mornings but perks...
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Hey guys . Bit of background I'll keep it brief.
Both my russians got lethargic about a month ago.
Went to exotic vets. Poop check of one says worms (they're kept separate). Given wormer to give to both every 2 weeks. Had to remove all substrate (organic top soil) replace with...
So a couple of days ago we had a poorly tort. Our female(?) (2yo) Russian started sneezing and clicking and got a runny nose. Finally got her to the vet today. She had an injection of amikin and we have to give her another every 2 days into her sort of collar area. She has to go back in 2 weeks...
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I have a hide in the warm end for my Russians that I spray a couple of times a day for a bit of humidity if they want it (they're between 1-2 yo I believe).
I bought this live sphagnum moss for them. Is it ok to use for Russians? There's a list of animals on the back but tortoises...
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I got my Russian tortoise Cadwell about 5 weeks ago. When I got him he was quite dehydrated and lathargic. His urates were like crumbled chalk so I don't think he had great care when I got him. On top of that he was being bullied and bitten by his cage mate blink (my partners tortoise...
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I just bought the Arcadia IP64 controller for my uv tube light and it has a grey circular switch on it that flickers red when I turn it on. Only for a few seconds. I have no clue what it does and the instructions dont say anything about it. I've googled the hell out of it...
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I have 2 horsfields that I've had about a month. Both about a year old. One of them is really straining to poop this week. She is going multiple times per day but really struggling and when she does go it's...