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I have a female Russian with a very small extra scute on her rear center.

Ok, great, so the seller was not 100% full of bs, just 50%. He is offering them both as 'tortoises'... I was like wait, I do not think that is a tortoise! However one of them was!

Alright great, I did not think it was a tortoise. These are being offered to me.... Can we ID this one as well? http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/kj/110603/442r1/9010i25_20.jpeg

Any help IDing this species would be of a great help to me! Got this one, Eastern Box THANKS! Can we now do this one?

Wow fast replies. Thanks for putting me at ease.

Hello all, once again thank you for your support in weeks past regarding my poor PussPuss who passed away. This is more of a confirmation question. I am having a argument with a particularly annoying 14 year old, who thinks he is a know it all. I Know it should not bother me, but it does...

I got home from work to find a corpse. Excuse me while I go cry in a corner. Thanks for your fast replies, seems I was not fast enough, my appointment was for tomorrow.

She was in her water bowl over night I assume. Before her lights turned on I found her in the water bowl.... I was not home last night for lights off. She has 2 'main' hides, one is a small half flower pot cut in half, it is only as moist as the rest of the substrate. One hide where she prefers...

The pneumonia was cleared up, we confirmed with a set of xrays almost 6 months ago. There is no sneezing, runny nose or wheezing this time like last time. I am not to worried about nutrition, up until about 3-4 days ago she had a good appetite and was eating full meals, it will take longer...

I have a group of Russians, 3 of them are doing great, never a problem. One had pneumonia when I got it, was treated and appeared healthy for about 6 months. (she is still in quarantine) Last week I realized she was not coming out of her hide to eat. I rechecked all my temps and found her cage...

I will go ahead and guess, seeing as my girl has not laid, she is not gravid?

Thanks for all the replies! If my girl is GRAVID, how long until I should expect the eggs? After what period of time can I assume she was not gravid? Thanks

This as the first clutch, I am setting myself up for disappointment and expecting them not to be fertile. But yes, just the idea of getting eggs excites me. I figure, first lets get eggs, then work on getting them to be fertile(next year etc...)

Hello everyone! I have a small colony of Russians. My biggest female is 6.5 inches, my male is just under 5". They have been together for, almost a year now. The last few days, she has been pacing the walls, and getting into trouble(trashing my decor, pushing under ramps, knocking rocks...

Awesome thread!!! thanks for all the reading. I am in Canada too tortoises101, and keep mine indoors 99.99% too, I have an outdoor 8x4 pen, however because of work, they rarely get the chance to stay out more then 30-45 minutes. I will keep in mind to bump my bask to 100 and add in 3-4" of...

I have played with: Sand/Coir Soil/Coir Cypress Mulch/Coir Cypress Mulch/Soil With the Sand/coir, my first tortoise got an eye ulcer because we suspect a piece of sand got stuck in his eye. I went to soil/coir... Now, I use a big mix of Cypress/Coir/Soil Not 100% evenly spread out, some areas...

Thanks I am in no rush, my 2 smaller females, imuo(in my uneducated opinion) both have at least 4-6 years before they can be considered as potential breeders... Help educate me... At around 6.5" they are considered proper size for breeding? In captivity they grow to that size in about 5-8...

This is Puss Puss These are Cat, Dog, and Kitty Kitty has a 'twin' who is buried, but she has a shell very similar to Kittys.

Its Drew :) I will get those pictures then! One of the males is under a care of a friend so I will not be able to get his pics, but all the females I can.

Hello! I have been caring for Russian for about 2 years. I fell in love with torts very fast, and have down sized all my other collections to be able to add to my Russian brood. I intend to breed them to offer certified CB in Ontario Canada where I have not been able to identify a single CB! I...