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I would also suggests soaking her more than once a week ....... Keep her hydrated :-)

It might look like they are getting on but that doesn't always means they are........and I speak from experience. I had to separate my 2 Russians and the bullying was very subtle but it made one of my torts very poorly. She would just bury herself in the corner of the enclosure and lost all her...

Are they in separate enclosures?

I have a russian tortoise and she is lovely!

New to tortoises, great full for your time Hi there, I'm also from the UK and have a horsefield ....... Welcome to the forum! I have a combined bulb, and much prefer them to the others ....... And my tort seems quite happy with it :-) It's difficult for us over here because our weather is...

Hi, Please separate them, there is probably a lot more going on then you realise ...... I have copied the link to my own experience with 2 Russians. Hope it's helpful :-) http://www.tortoiseforum.org/showthread.php?tid=68766

HELP!!! What is this??? Hi Jessica, When I first got my russian tort, he had something similar on his neck. It was like a blood blister but wouldn't heel because of his neck going in and out all the time. Eventually I took him to the vets and some antibiotic cream soon did the job of clearing...

Hi, Yes I can confirm that they are both thriving in their separate enclosures ...... I get to see Basil all the time as he is just across town, which is brilliant! A happy ending :-)

Just before Christmas I got 2 x Russian tortoises, they were so small and only about 1 year old. I got them from an independent shop in the UK which has a good reputation, but it seems their staff were poorly trained and advised me 2 would be company for each other. I bought a large indoor...

Hi, Yeah looking at it today, there is just a dry crack underneath where the lump was. I will monitor him closely and check it is healing. Thanks so much for taking the time to reply to me! :-)

Thank you very much for your help ascott :-)

It's fairly hard, to be honest it looks / feels what I imagine a wart to be like. I first noticed it about 4 - 5 days ago. There is no discharge that I have seen. Oh my god, the really weird thing is that I have just been to check the lump again, and it has fallen off lol! He seems to have...

Thank you both :-) Fingers crossed someone will know what it might be x

My Russian has developed a hard lump on the corner of his mouth ..... Hopefully you can see it in the photo's? It's on the bottom left corner of his mouth and sticks out quite a bit. He is great in himself, quite active and great appetite. Does anyone know what this lump might be...

Yep Fawlty Towers! My husband is a huge fan :-)

I have to have them up high because I have 2 dogs ..... At the moment the enclosure is situated on my dining room table lol. But I like it there because I can interact and monitor them most of the day. Unfortunately at the moment I don't think our house is big enough for 2 enclosures, but I...

Thanks cherylim Yeah that's was my fear really ....... The only thing that put doubt in my mind was their young age. But if it needs to be done, I will have to separate them - just want them both to be happy. We don't have room for a second enclosure so it will mean rehoming one of them, but...

I know the general advice reference Russian Torts is to house them on their own, however I didn't realise this when I got them. I have only had them 3 months and really love them to bits. The smaller one is called Basil and the slightly larger one is called Sybil. I think they are about 1...

That's so sad, really sorry for you :-( X

So cute! How old is he?