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i bought an all organic, non fertilized spahgnum moss

not available where i live!

I just found some mold, atleast that is what I think it is, under my tortoises food bowl and on a rock that lies against the waterdish. The thing is, I am not sure if it was mold, and what should I do? I removed all the parts that were covered in so called mold. It was very thin, and white. I...

You should! Also I bet it comes off as much less expensive doing it yourself!

I made it myself! With the help of my dad who designed it, and my boyfriend who built it!

That looks like it's slightly small. I guess it's ok for not a grown up russian, but definitely not for an adult. Mine is 2m in lenght, 70cm wide and 40cm in height.

I am way too scared to clip or file it myself, i tried and the poor tortoise was also so scared even though i was very gentle and careful. He is indoors. Fake uvb.

Thank you.

Hi. I've owned my russian for under a month now, and I'm not sure if his eyes are sunken or normal. i know his lower beak is very owergrown and we are going to the vet to trim it. But his eyes, are they normal? He soaks himself in the water dish almost every day and gets fresh and dry food. I...

Kaapo is doing good! The symptoms disappeared as soon as I removed the bark. We didn't need go to the vet, I called her and she said if it will continue or the symptoms come back then we need to go. But Kaapo had symptoms for only 2-3 hours and now that the bark is gone and I rinsed him from the...

Oh no! I hope the tort gets better! I'm gonna try out plantation soil with some sand. And maybe some slate rocks and something he can climb, but not flip over.

No. Since Kaapo absolutely hates it. He is fine now, no runny nose or anything.

From a pet store here in Finland.

Not an infection no but issues definitely. My vet said it can cause respiratory issues.

I have an official CITES certificate of origin and it shows the age. I have had the tortoise for one week now. Here's a picture of the bark also.

But pine as it is is toxic to tortoises. I copied this from MoonValleyReptiles; The scent of pine and cedar that we humans find pleasant are a result of volatile oils that can cause damage to skin and respiratory systems. These shavings give off aromatic hydrocarbons known as phenols as well as...

I had noticed no symptoms before the pine bark and I read online that it might be toxic and cause those things

My tortoise now has respiratory issues from it and it did smell like an air freshener, but i removed it all now. My tortoise got a runny nose and bubbles and there is no other way that it would be other than the pine bark which is supposedly toxic.

The pet store where I bought my Russian Tortoise said that pine bark is fine for russians.. little did I know they didn't know the truth. And now my 23 years old russian is having respiratory issues and we are going to the vet first thing in the morning though it's 1,5h drive but I need to know...

Hello! I just got my RT (testudo horsfieldii) five days ago. He's 23 years old, and he came from Uzbekistan to Germany to Finland where he now lives with me and the backgrounds aren't too clear. His shell + skin etc everything is good and proportionate but the lower beak is very long. He still...