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My vet for my russian tortoise said Nek-ton was better then flukers. I just wanted to know anyone's thoughts on this. I was using the flukers but he talked me into the other stuff which was 18 dollars....

I took my russian tortoise to the vet today. He said he found 2 worm eggs in his poop and a MITE. Which he said was weird... he gave me a medicine to give him once a week for 3 weeks called...panaccen also known as fenbendozole. I asked what he was given for the mite and he told me not to worry...

Hi i heard this food is great for fiber. I give my russian all sorts of greens. But i never gave him this food. Should i buy it and just put a little next to his greens? Or do you think the greens alone are best?

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Just got this little guy today.

Hello i try to give my russian tortoise a mixture of different greens everyday. So with the greens sometimes i give him 1 baby carrot or one slice of green pepper as a treat i guess. Plus he will NOT chew on his cuttle bone at all. I keep it in the enclosure still but i thot a baby carrot with...

My russian Donatello was walking about in his enclosure and made a hissing like sound. Like if you were to breath hard out of your nose. It was a quick sound and as he did it he went back in his shell fast. My daughter was playing in the same room as i was looking at him and she made a loud...

. I am using coconut fiber for my russian tortoise. I thought the substrate needed to be dry, but after reading i know it needs to be damp. So i use a squirt bottle and spray it with water twice a day. (If this needs done more often please let me know) Or should i take it out and start fresh, or...

Brought my little guy home and i am using coconut fibre. He had bark in his enclosure at the pet store. Just wanted to make sure this was ok?. He seems to like it so far. Hes digging away :)

Hi i am gettin a russian tortoise and i live in pennsylvania near pittsburgh. I have been told by a few people on here i should get a outdoor enclosure for the little guy too and NOT just a indoor one.. Any thots on what i could use to build him something? Something that i could move easily...

Hello i am just reading up on russian tortoises and it says you should NOT give them tap water, only spring water?

Hello i am new to the forum so i hope i am doing this right. I am buying a russian tort from my place of work. Before i bring him home i want to have a good tortoise table for him. Would the penn plax tortoise palace be good?