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  1. RussianTortxo

    Tortoise not wanting to come out of shell

    Hello, I just got informed that he actually is walking around and eating now. I use a mercury uva+uvb, orchid bark and a big 50 gallon tub. He has a hiding area, planter saucer dish for water that he also lays in, etc. If it happens again, i will reach back out and show detailed pictures...
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    Tortoise not wanting to come out of shell

    I kind of ran into an issue with my russian tortoise last night. I transported him from my parents house to my boyfriends house in Ellenton, FL. He was doing fine, but after i got him settled in his enclosure tub, i picked him up a couple times and since then he hasnt wanted to come out of his...
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    New red foot not eating.

    How is fang doing?
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    Terramycin ointment

    Alright as of now I'm gunna advise my friend not to use it just to play it safe. Thank you guys for responding :)
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    Terramycin ointment

    I have a friend who also has a tortoise that has been having eye problems so his vet recommended the ointment so he ordered it online cheaper than the vet but he said when he opened it that it had a faint gasoline type smell. I've never needed it so I couldn't tell him if it was safe to use or...
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    Can't Open Eyes - Baby! HELP!

    When I give my Russian his soaks I put 1-2 drops of reptisafe into the water and swish it around and wait a little bit before I put him in just incase since I use water from the faucet.
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    Russian tort I think ate small piece of plastic bag

    He's great! Thank you for checking in on him! He's still having his appetite, little guy sure loves his spring mix and grassland tort food. Also been giving him soaks everyday rather than a few times a week, to keep him hydrated. He's been going to the bathroom as usual but I'm not sure about...
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    Tortoise Medications

    Usually you can't get antibiotics or other medicines online or at a pharmacy, if they require a prescription. There are websites that you can use a prescription and get the medicine cheaper, rather than getting it at the vet. Usually prices at veterinary hospitals cost more for convenience...
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    Russian tort I think ate small piece of plastic bag

    Yeah it was only one bite of a white trash bag that I have underneath his wooden enclosure that I have set up on the floor and I set him on the floor after his bath to grab the towel next to me to dry him off and he went to bite the trash bag so I'm sure he got a bite of it. I have been checking...
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    Russian tort I think ate small piece of plastic bag

    Okay thank you guys so much!
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    Russian tort I think ate small piece of plastic bag

    Did your tortoise do okay after this happened to you?
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    Russian tort I think ate small piece of plastic bag

    Thank you so much. It means a lot. It's the first time anything like this has happened because I've always been so careful to keep an eye on him whenever I'm holding him, etc. He seems to be doing okay, he even wanted to eat more from his food bowl of the left over scraps. I'm just going to...
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    Russian tort I think ate small piece of plastic bag

    I was giving Arnold a warm water soak and took him out for only a second so I could grab a towel next to me to dry him and I have two white plastic trash bags under his table top enclosure incase any of his coir or cypress mulch got out and when I placed him on my floor so I could dry him off he...
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    What is best soil to regrowing cactus pads?

    Thanks everyone for your replies! I am gunna try to order cactus pads and use my nature care potting mix that I use for Arnold's other growing food.
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    What is best soil to regrowing cactus pads?

    what soil is best for optunia cactus pads? Would nature care potting mix from Home Depot be a good choice with cactus? I use it for Arnold's flowers and greens but not sure if I can use for cactus pads as well. I should be ordering the optunia pads from tortoise supply soon. Also looking into...
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    Is this normal? (swollen cloaca)

    I really hope things start getting better really soon <3
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    Hermanns sleeping pattern?

    I was just curious as to what bulb your using? I'm sure the bulb is okay, I'm actually concerned about the angle that the lamp is at. I've read on heat lamp fixtures I've used and with bulbs under safety in the manuals that they should be facing the enclosure horizontally face down, not at an...
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    Pooped out bits of food - should I be worried?

    Hahaha my tortoise Arnold has been doing the same thing! I left all day and came home to him in his hideout in what looked like almost of a cave of the coconut coir surrounding him. They certainly love to dig! Arnold will dig around and then go bask under the powersun bulb and then go back to...
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    Time for pumpkin??

    Is the tub your using for soaks large enough for him to move around to get things flowing naturally? He's adorable by the way!
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