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    Usain Bolt not eating much

    Hello all I live in SoCal by the beach, Bolt lives outside in an enclosure and I made a part of the enclosure closed up and he has heat around 80F all day and night. During the day I turn on a basking lamp for him, however despite this, he is not showing much interest in food, wants to be buried...
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    To hibernate or not hibernate. That is the question.

    I have read a ton of posts here on hibernation and I still can't decide what to do about Usain Bolt's winter time. Important info. I just got him from a rescue but they've had him for 4 months and said he's been healthy. Bolt is around 20yrs old, so they tell me. Bolt has an outdoor enclosure...
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    Introducing Usain Bolt!

    So after some research and bothering you all here, I have adopted this 20yrs old Russian tortoise and named him Usain Bolt. He was found on the streets and taken to a pet store who then contacted the rescue. I had to drive 100miles each way to go get him but I didn't want to buy one from a...
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    Russian tortoise diet

    I am sorry if this has been posted but I am not able to find it. I am soon to adopt a 20yr old Russian tortoise. I can find tons of items that they CAN eat, but is there a list of things they can't? I want to make sure I don't have anything in my backyard that could be toxic to him. Thank you!
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    Is this tortoise healthy?

    Hello all, I'm a new member and recently have been doing lots of research prior to adopting a tort. I found a Russian at a local rescue and I'm applying to adopt, currently building his enclosure outside. However his shell looks a bit discolored to me but I'm no expert so I thought I'd post his...
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    General questions before getting a tortoise

    Hello all, new member here. It's nice to see everyone being so helpful so I thought I'd join and ask a few questions. I would like to get a tortoise for my backyard, it's big, has lots of grass, flowers, etc. It's all enclosed so I don't think the tortoise would escape. I see a lot of people...
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