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    A little bit of pyramiding?

    I've had my Russian tort for two weeks now and think I may have spotted some pyramiding but just mainly in one scute. Is this possible? Third pic shows best what I mean. He has UVB and correct temps of 95 warm side 70 cool side and 62 at night if anyone's wondering. And about 40-60 humidity in...
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    How much to feed

    MY new baby russian arrived today, I'll try to put pics up soon but my question is how much should i feed him, today he got as much as in the pics but I think thats a bit much. He's 3 months old and 2 inches. Do I need to add more, cut down on his food or what? Today he left around 3 leaves...
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    UVB lighting

    So I recieved my powersun I ordered from amazon today, and turns out it was defective. Filament was twisted and burned a crack in the bulb. I have a backup bulb that reaches good temps but only provides UVA. I have a baby RT coming tomorrow, so my question is how long will a tortoise go without...
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    Baby Russian's Setup.

    I'm getting a russian hatchling in two days and have built him a 6x3 table! I have two hides, two aloe, a basking rock, some driftwood, slate for feeding, and some extra rocks to grind down his nails, as you can see in the pics.
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    Humidity problems.

    I'm getting a baby Russian soon, and hive his air humidity at about 40-60 during the day with his hides about 75-80. Is this too high? Also at night the air humidity can get up to 75% so I would guess the hides would rise to about 90 or so:( (haven't measured yet.) So is this too high or is this...
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    New to forum, getting an RT soon!

    Hello, My name is Nick and I live in Minnesota. I have ordered a 3 month old RT and it is coming in 3 days, on Wednesday! I have a 6x3 tortoise table with about 3-7 inches depending on the spot of the table of about 70% coco coir and 30 % playsand. I have the right temps every where, and...
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