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I doubt that he is developing a concave for mating , he is only a few months old and 1.7 inches. Also wouldn’t the dent be to positioned too high, since it is the upper middle part of the plastron?? I don’t know if the plastron should go that soft ??

Sorry to bother again. I have grown increasingly concerned since his plastron (around the greyish white spot) has grown abnormally soft. The upper middle part has gone con-caved, (I don’t know how how to describe it...) It seemed mushy and I do not dare press any harder. I add in cuttlefish bone...

Thanks for helping :) About the humidity levels, I doubt that it is too dry. The humidity levels in my area is currently 89% , everywhere is moist. But indoors might be dryer, so misting his enclosure a few times might be a good idea.

Really nice enclosure:) I hope to build one bigger in the balcony when he grows to a safer size. Btw I found some basking bulbs lying around ( I chose one, if I am not wrong it is a 50w, is that enough?) and a new bendy bridge that was for my hamster. I am having my exams now, I will probably...

I use a basic digital thermometer. I use a ceramic heater and a zoomed reptisun uvb light. He lives mostly out on the balcony so I rarely turn on the uvb during summer. Btw I added a rock to the setup. Is this better? Thank you for helping.

I live in a hot and humid area. I keep him at around 75 to 80 %, it might go to 90% or above. The temps are about 80 degrees and 93 under the light ( I would turn the light off if it gets too hot ) Perhaps the temps and humidity are too high?? Should I turn on the dehumidifier?

He is about 1.7 inches. I had him for about five months. I recently noticed his plastron is getting darker and there seem to be some greyish brown growth around the middle section of the shell. Is this shell rot? I am using reptibark, could this be the cause of it? Or is that simply new growth...

Thank you for such a detailed explanation and for helping ?

He lives semi-outdoors, mostly on the balcony during the warmer periods but I would take him in sometimes when it gets windy. He uses the zoo med reptisun 12 inch strip light and a ceramic heat emitter. We only get 'direct sunlight' for about 7 am to noon, perhaps I should bring him in during...

I found out that cuttlefish bone is great for tortoises. But is it possible for my tortoise to have too much cuttlefish bone? After leaving an eight inch cuttlefish bone in his enclosure for about two weeks, my 3 inch russian tortoise finished it. I noticed him passing urates more (2 times a...

I recently purchased two packets of mazuri diet for my Russian and hermann’s tortoise. The pet store staff recommended a different type of pellet (5E5L tortoise LS diet) and mentioned that the regular grape sized ones (5M21) is not ideal for daily feedings, should only be fed a few times a week...

Thank you for helping:)

Hi! I own a russian tortoise and a hatchling hermann's tortoise. I live in an Asian country, where veggies that are usually recommended as their diet are not conveniently accessible and purchasing these online can become quite pricey. I feed my tortoises the mazuri tortoise diet and some kale...

will this work??

I got this tortoise a few months ago. Can someone help identify the sub species of him:) I think he should be an eastern one but I am not quite sure.