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    broken basking light

    hello, my adult russian's basking light has broken - will he be okay without it for a day? it's hopefully being delivered tomorrow fingers crossed so it'll most likely just be for today.
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    overgrown beak

    hi, my torts beak has become quite overgrown in lockdown but the vet he's registered at are still shut for problems that aren't emergencies and most places where i live don't take tortoises. he's still eating just fine and it doesn't seem to be affecting him - will it be okay until i can get him...
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    substrate/humidity issues

    hi everyone, we've moved house today and we have changed my torts substrate to the zoomed coconut fiber (from the bricks), but made the mistake of not preparing it sooner. we've tried to let it dry out as much as possible but it's still really damp and the glass doors of our vivarium are getting...
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    help with ecoearth please!

    hi everyone, i've recently bought some ecoearth blocks for my 11 year old russians enclosure - do i need to soak it first? i don't think i should but i just wanted to double check in case i'm wrong. thank you!
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    water dishes

    hi everyone - this is the water dish i have in my 11 year old russians tank, we got it so he could actually be in the dish whilst he drinks and apologies for the quality of the picture but the substrate is stacked up around it so it's secure. is this okay for him? i saw about high humidity and...
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    keeping other animals above tortoises?

    hi everyone, i'm looking into getting a gecko or chameleon etc and the only place best to keep it would be above my tortoises enclosure - it's a wooden tank and the two animals would never come into contact. would this be okay? they'd never see each other either i just wanted to make sure this...
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    tortoise table vs tank?

    hi everyone, my grandad is going to custom build an open top table for my 11 year old russian tort - is this good for them? will the heat stay in alright with the open top? if anyone has any advice at all on building the table, what to use, if it'll even do him any better having an open top -...
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    Humidity and helping them to cool down?

    Hi everyone, i have an 11 year old russian and we're in the process of moving house so his vivarium isn't in an ideal place - the room he's in gets very very hot. Any tips on how to keep him cool as well as giving him the heat he needs? I know that's very awkward. He's trying to dig a lot, I'm...
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    Does his shell look okay?

    Hello, I just wanted to make sure his shell looks alright to everyone. He's 11 years old and is healthy in terms of everything else I just want to ensure everything's okay with this - his shell is starting to separate on the ages (you'll be able to see in the pictures attached) and i just wanted...
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    Losing scales on legs?

    Hi, I have an 11 year old Russian tortoise and it seems like his scales are flaking off on his legs? I'm not sure if this is anything to worry about but when I saw it I was concerned. He's still eating and drinking as normal and is still just as grumpy! Just wanted to make sure everything's...
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