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Good news. I contacted the pet store. They will take her and treat her with their vet, which happens to be my same vet, then I will get her back when she has a clean bill of health. I don't have to worry about a separate enclosure, and don't have to spend any more money at the vet. I was...

My vet just let me know that my Russian Tortoise has pinworms. I am picking up some medication from them tomorrow. My question is about her habitat. Obviously I should clean her home, but should I clean it right before I give her the medication or after a few days, so the medication goes into...

I use coco choir. The thing is that you want to use something that can be digested of your tort eats it by accident, which happens. I've always heard not to use wood chips. Most folks use coco choir mixed with organic top soil or a playground sand... or all three.

Was it poo or pee? If it had solid white discharge along with the clear liquid then it was pee and, usually just means that he had extra water in his system, more than he needs, pee should be fairly solid/thick white. This is not a bad thing and usually happens from eating a lot of food high in...

That's what my girl is eating today too. She loves the kale especially. Yesterday was rose pedals and leaves, dandelion, and some garden weed she likes. Good looking tortoise by the way!

Beautiful. Do you plan on breeding them in the future?

Totally normal! They are very smart creatures.

I like it! I have had my girl for a week now and still can't settle on a name.

Welcome! Instead of planting directly in your substrate maybe get shallow planters that you can remove. Set them down in the substrate, this way you can have several planters growing elsewhere and you can quickly switch out when your tortoise eats through the plants in it's enclosure.

I have had my Russian for about a week now and cannot settle on a name. Any suggestions!

That's what I was thinking too but I keep seeing other folks saying that they feed every other day or a few days in a row and skip two days.

Thank you! Bud is my username but you all can call me by my name, Ryan.

I was going to ask this same question! Thanks What are the signs of over feeding?

I am new to the site and new to the tortoise world. I brought home my new beautiful Russian Tortoise a week ago and am looking forward to learn everything I can from you to help me give her the best life possible. I'm having issues getting a pic up but hopefully you'll see her soon.