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Thank you, I was worried because I have read so much about it being bad for them to grow too fast![hr] Thank you, that puts my mind at ease!

Hi all I have a Russian tortoise who is approximately 2years old! When we got him he had been a bit unwell so we took him to the vet and he was treated with antibiotics and a parasite treatment, at that point he weighed 107g. When we took him back about a month later he weighed 127g at that...

That's good to know, the vet got me worried about nothing then! Thank you!

Thanks for the reply! I just weighed him and he's 107g, seems ok to me but I guess the vet knows best! Don't really know what to do to get him to his ideal weight though!

Hi all, thanks for the welcome! I tried to reply to everyone individually but they don't seem to have come up! Still getting the hang of things! :D

Hi everyone! I just got my little Russian, Melllvar, about 3 weeks ago! I am absolutely loving having him! I am finding it a steep learning curve but I am determined for Melllvar to be healthy and happy so I have been reading this forum and looking through all of the helpful information and...

Hi all, I am still finding my feet with my little tort but I am loving every minute with him! When I got him I noticed he had a few wee bubbles in his eye, they seemed to go away but then he started keeping that eye closed! I took him to the vet who said it could be a sign of a respiratory...

Thanks, I wasn't too worried as his eye does open eventually! It seems to be a normal healthy looking eye when it is open too so that is quite encouraging!

Hi all, I am very new to keeping a tortoise and I am looking for a bit of advice! I have just bought a horsefield tortoise that is between approximately 1 & 2yrs old! He is living in a tortoise table that is 4ft x 2ft and has an 160watt UVA/UVB/heat lamp! He is currently on wood shavings as a...