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    Shell Shedding?

    Omg ! Thank you so much! This is a huge help. I didn’t realize those issues with the enclosure. So glad I was able to get such speedy input from great experts
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    Shell Shedding?

    I’m so thankful something like this exist and can help us new tortoise owners out with issues never thought of
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    Shell Shedding?

    Of course we’d love to. Unfortunately, we live in an apartment so we’re doing the best we can with the research we have
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    Shell Shedding?

    Thanks everyone, much appreciated! We added 4 inches above to make it 16 from the ground and put the CHE higher up!
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    Shell Shedding?

    how high should the CHE Be? We raised it to the top of the tank
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    Shell Shedding?

    I appreciate the advice, but I’m gonna rely on the medical experts I know and have seen her . It’s too hard to tell base on photos
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    Shell Shedding?

    The light is UVB. How far up should it be
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    Shell Shedding?

    What is CHE and how far above should it be
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    Shell Shedding?

    We give her calcium supplements every day and one a week giver her Calcium rich diet like Kale
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    Shell Shedding?

    We’ll We’ve had two separate Vets that have told us she is under 2 years
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    Shell Shedding?

    No sorry, she is only 1 year and 8 months old. The light from the is about 9 inches above the ground and heat is around 8. She is not always directly below the heat or light source. Here is a photo of enclosure.
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    Shell Shedding?

    Also we soak her for about 15 minutes, 5-6 days a week
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    Shell Shedding?

    Hello, we have an adopted Russian tortoise, from a previous owner, who is 1.75 years old. For a while it looks like her shell was shedding. Something about her shell seemed off as I was looking at it. If anyone can tell me if this looks like it’s shedding or something else (hopefully not shell...
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    Health of her neck

    Thank you! We think she is too
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    Health of her neck

    Thank you so much for sharing this! Any info is good info, esp for a new tortoise daddy
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    Health of her neck

    I would but she isn’t in her normal enclosure. It’s not what we had originally set up. The vet told us to quarantine her due to pin worms and use newspapers as substrate to see and clean her pee/poop. I’ve sanitized her original one but it’s not set up till the vet give us the ok after her...
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    Health of her neck

    This is great to know, cause I’m having a hard time determining how to tell if she’s thin or not. Yeah, we have a small apartment. So we don’t have weeds and the ones in the area I’m worried they might have been sprayed with pesticides. But we do provide her with a variety offresh greens and...
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    Health of her neck

    Hello, I’m new here. We have a 1.5 year old Russian Tortoise. Just checking to see her health, specifically with her neck. Looked a little Bluer than I thought. My girlfriend doesn’t seem to think it’s an issue. I’ve attached pictures to see if they would help. Unfortunately, she is in...
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