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    New to Tortoise Forum from Northern California

    Welcome aboard. Like you, I am new here and new to owning a tortoise.
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    Hi! New to tortoise world.

    Thanks @Yvonne G ! The heated box will be for the nights when our temps dropped below the 60's, though it is very seldom I just wanted to be in a safe side that my tortoise doesn't get confused and to have a stable night temps. You know how messed up the CA weather is, one minute it is warm the...
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    Hi! New to tortoise world.

    Thank you Krista! I am in the process of making a heated box base on Tom's design. Actually I PM'd him and got an answer to my questions about the box. I leave her outside in the night inside her current hide. For the past few days since we got her our night temps are in the low 60's and day...
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    Hi! New to tortoise world.

    Thanks! I have ordered some orchid bark to top the soil. It is sunny from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on that part of the backyard.
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    Hi! New to tortoise world.

    Hi there! We are new to the tortoise world. We acquired a new Russian tortoise last June 16. We came up with the decision of picking up one few days before. I actually been wanting to have one for a long time now. At first the plan is to have a small enclosure in our garage using 40 gallon...
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