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    Is my Russian Tortoise going to survive?

    Update, she's eating again on her own!
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    Is my Russian Tortoise going to survive?

    Our girl Earl has traveled a long road in the past month. Multiple vet visits, antibiotics, eye drops, daily soaks, feeding with a syringe and almost blind. But, today she ate food again on her own and her eyes are open again. We couldn't be happier!
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    Is my Russian Tortoise going to survive?

    Update We're finishing her new habitat still. But she's getting more outside time and soaks. Eyes look better already and she's more active. We're changing our ways on her care.
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    Is my Russian Tortoise going to survive?

    Thank you everyone. Tonight we're finishing her diy larger habitat and moving her into it. I'm hoping that will help. She'll have more room, food (dried fruits and veggies, as well as fresh fruits and veggies) a water dish and burrow location. I'll definitely check into those repitdrops for...
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    Is my Russian Tortoise going to survive?

    Currently she's in the kitchen so it does not fall below 65. Even when we have our ac on it does not drop below 73. Since we're in Northern Indiana we get crazy shifts is temps. Past week it's been above 74 every night outside, yet last evening it was 54. So last evening we used heat lamp at...
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    Is my Russian Tortoise going to survive?

    These are the bulbs we use.
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    Is my Russian Tortoise going to survive?

    Here is the current set up and her eyes. We are in the process of converting an old dresser into a new habitat for her with a lot more space. 3 feet x 4 feet. This picture of her tank was immediately after moving her from dads house to mine. So minimal set up at 10pm at night. As for the...
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    Is my Russian Tortoise going to survive?

    My son has a Russian Tortoise name Earl. She's (yes a girl name Earl) 9 years old and has lived in a 25 gallon fish tank all her life. We've had her 7 years. She lives at dad's house (divorced parents) and last Sunday dad called son at my house to say she had swollen white eyes and was very...
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