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Thank you!! That's definitely what I've been doing, just wasn't sure since I've heard a lot of people leaving those things in the enclosures with no problem and wanted to make sure I wasn't being nitpicky. I'll start taking the dish out at night to clean and putting it back in the morning as well.

Beans got to work chowing down on the dried food from yesterday before I could get up to grab him some new food this morning, but he also had left pee/urate. I use a large terracotta saucer for feeding so it soaked in quite a bit, although it was still quite easy to clean. He's only done this a...

That's a good idea I hadn't considered because I wasn't sure if it was safe.. I have used dish soap when dealing with fungus gnats on my indoor plants before I decided to swap over to hydroponics. Are you very thorough with your application, applying it both on top and underneath the leaves? I...

Oh they’re munching on everything of course.. Thank you for your suggestions!! I happen to already have some diatomaceous earth, so once I get my tort inside I’ll try that out and see how the results are over the next few days. I’ll definitely give BT a try next, thank you for the link!

I can imagine with the humidity… I visited a friend in Alabama a couple years ago during a humid summer weekend and it looked like a swarm floating by all day ?

I was hoping waiting a day would let me find a couple of the larger ones, but it seems like these ones aren’t eating as much as their earlier siblings were ? These ones are very small, about 1-2cm fully stretched out.. but over the past few weeks I’ve seen some that are just about as big as...

Hello! It's been awhile since I posted... I've been making progress on my outdoor enclosure for my Russian, but I've come across true hell. It started a couple months ago, just a few caterpillars here and there and I was upset about them eating all of the new Testudo mix I had just planted...

Thank you!! And thanks for reminding me, I actually just recently got a beach umbrella despite there being no beach here LOL. I think it's quite a bit too big for me to secure it long term but until I can get the top portion built with a proper shade over top that's exactly what I'll use ?

I'll have to compare Zellajake's to the TortoiseSupply ones I have! Definitely trying to get the biggest variety I can. I also didn't think about adding strong herbs to the enclosure but that sound's like a perfect idea. Did you have any problems with them not wanting to be around the herbs at...

Thanks!! I'm really excited for him to have some good exploration room. ? Will definitely post some pics when everything's all set up.

Here’s a picture of him inside right now :) I just double checked the temperature also and it’s 75 F right in the back. I don’t mind leveling out the hill more and stretching it out wide for a more gradual height transition, but I’ll also be killing a lot of his little sprouts because there’s...

I’m currently working on the outdoor enclosure for my Russian and the hardest part has definitely been his hide. The dirt in my area is no good so I have been buying blocks of coco coir, which I don’t mind, but because there’s no good area to dig into, I’m having to artificially create a deep...

I'm having A LOT of trouble growing a garden for my Russian to eat... It's been very hot the past month or so, and my plants are suffering for it. Almost everything I started growing a couple months ago is dead, with a few weeds holding strong. I'm about to start growing them indoors and moving...

If you have any better suggestions, please also let me know those! This one was just a good price and as I already have a basking bulb (this is the one I have), I'm mostly concerned about the UV output.

Hello! For the days when I can't get my Russian out in time for good UV rays or in winter, I wanted to be prepared with a good UV light for him instead of waiting until the time comes... Zoo Med T8 ReptiSun 10.0 UVB Fluorescent Lamp This is the one I was looking at, and I've been looking for...

How do I keep the humidity around 50%? For my situation, I keep my tortoise in a sort of "closed chamber." Temporarily, my tortoise is in a Christmas tree tub (too small, but only until his outdoor enclosure is finished), and ideally I would be keeping the lid on with a cut out for the heat...

Hello! It's been about a week and I've been soaking Beans every day since I posted this for about 20-40 minutes (depending on how long it takes him to poop...). I just wanted to update and make sure things still look alright. I do believe he looks a bit more hydrated than he did a week ago, but...

Thank you both so much for your advice! I was definitely concerned about not being able to make a deep enough burrow, but if I make it in the center of the enclosure facing north I should be able to pile enough on top in order to create a deeply shaded space. Excited to update when his enclosure...

I have been looking a lot at the enclosures that Tyler and Sarah from TortoiseSupply have made as they also live in my area. I asked them awhile ago about the grasses that they use for shade and I was going to go next weekend to see if I could find some. I've also seen a couple posts on the...

Russian, his shell is about 5 inches, and I don't know his age. I read somewhere that in the wild you could tell by the lines on their shell their age but that it wasn't accurate for tortoises kept in captivity? When I read it I had counted about 10, but I'm not sure if that's accurate... I'm...