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Just noticed these little white marks on Sheldon's plastron after giving him a bath, is it the start of shell rot or just something he's rubbed on? He had calcium powder on his food yesterday and he was sat in it lol It doesn't smell of anything but it also doesn't seem to want to come off...

Hi all I'm getting a different tortoise table which doesn't have the fitting for a fluorescent UV tube like my old enclosure so I was wondering which make of bulb would you all recommend? I know coil bulbs are a no no but I'm stuck on which make is best and would hate to choose wrong on such an...

Hi all I recently bought some dried weeds from a site recommended on here from one of the other members. They've arrived today but before I start feeding Sheldon them I wanted to check if I need to do anything with them like wet/wash them? Or do I just pop some in his food bowl? I've attached a...

Hi all, I've just fed Sheldon and he appears to be suffering a little. He keeps closing one eye and wiping it and he's tilting his head to the side, the other eye is open, this doesn't seem like normal behaviour?! For him at least! Please help?! Thank you all xXx [hr] Here's a pic of his closed...

Hi all my name is Kerrie and I have a Russian called Sheldon and we love in Manchester in the U.K I've actually been on the forum and posting threads/replying for a few months now but I've never done an introduction post! (My first post was a panic about Sheldon being unwell lol) So after 3...

Some of you may remember that when I first got Sheldon we had a few "nose bubble" issues. Now this may sound like an odd question but sometimes when Sheldon's eaten (not every time it depends what he's fed) he goes quiet and a little bit sneezy with a few clear nose bubbles. He then has a little...

Hi, Really sorry I can't find what I'm looking for as I'm on my phone and the search option doesn't work I have 2 separate bulbs in my enclosure a 60w bulb for the basking spot and a UV tube bulb for sun light. I'n wanting to change the UV bulb as it came with the enclosure from the pet shop and...

So I've just given Sheldon his bath and was drying him off when I noticed this scute is peeling. Is this normal?! Should I worry?! Have I done something wrong?! (I've added a pic of him from the top too, he had this damage when we got him, it doesn't appear to have gotten worse) Panicked torty...

Hi all, I know not a fab heading but I have a query about the white stuff lol Sheldon (my Russian) appears to be passing quite a bit of it recently and I remember reading somewhere that with the right diet urates should diminish somewhat am I right? Or have I imagined that bit?! lol So I was...

Hi all is Sphagnum miss O.K to put in with a Russian Tortoise? The majority of the flooring is coco coir but i wanted to add a different substrate. I'm sure I've read somewhere on here it's O.K but now I can't find it and I don't want to go ahead without getting the green light from a more...

Hi everyone! I just wondered if there's any cream/oil etc that you use on your tortoises shell to help keep them strong, healthy and shiny? xXx

Hi all I've just switched to coconut coir. It came in a brick form. I followed the instructions which said soak for 30 mins in 3 litres of water so I did but it seemed really wet so I squeezed out the excess water that I could and put it in the enclosure but it's really messy?! Am I doing...

Hi please can anyone help, I'm new to Tortoises but have had Sheldon since Christmas today and so I've got to know his personality but he seems a little off his food this evening and keeps opening his mouth/bobbing his head a bit like he's swallowing, but he hasn't anything in his mouth. I've...

Hi all just a quick "poo" question! I've had Sheldon for a week now and his poos have always been quite, firm shall we say but today it was runnier than usual, should I be worried? I've been feeding him a combination of kale, Chinese leaves and mixed leaves from the supermarket. I have bought a...

I've just had the amazing surprise of a new 1ish year old male Horsfield for Christmas, his name is Sheldon. My boyfriend did loads of research beforehand and I am swatting up now too, I've found this forum really helpful over the last few days, plus I've loved everyone else's pictures! I'm...