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I was hoping to hear from you Tom, thanks for taking the time to reply. I had heard about aestivation (thanks to this forum) and was hoping that might be the issue, but as the weekend and Monday passed without him waking up I became more and more concerned. He had such a dry start and up until...

My heart is very heavy as I type this. My little Hatchback is not doing well at all. I live in the Phoenix area and the family member caring for Hatchback left him out 24/7 while I was out of town during the severe heat warnings we have been having. He has an underground hide and they did...

Yes, he is. He really prefers to be admired from a distance. This was too close and personal for his liking. LOL

Thanks for the heads up Yvonne. I will do a better job of grabbing my camera when I am enjoying his company. This shot was actually taken with my phone.

Hatchback is extremely shy for a CB tortoise. Since he prefers to be admired from a distance I have not gotten many shots of him. This latest is one is of my favorites.

Thanks for the replies. I can't find anything that look enough like it for a confident ID. I have not fed this to Hatchback, but will re-post a photo when it blooms. It is nowhere near my outdoor enclosure, but due to the amount of it in the side yard I was hoping it would be okay. I ordered...

I have a bunch of this weed growing on the side of my house. I am looking to see if it is safe for my Russian.

Thanks for the replies. I feel silly now, but at the time I was worried about him being stung. At a year he is still a little thing.

Thanks Yvonne. I ended up putting him outside and he was just fine. I probably sounded silly, but I am crazy about Hatchback and would hate to see him suffer unnecessarily.

I was outside filling the plant saucers with water in hatchback's outside enclosure, when I found a centipede under one of the saucers. I tried to catch it, but it got away. It was yellow and about 2' long. It looks like the photo of Garden Centipedes I just looked up online. I have looked...

I am very excited to add this to Hatch's diet. I have a ton of it so I doubt he will put much of a dent in the supply. Thanks for all of your help.

Thanks Yvonne. I am thinking that this would be just a rare treat? Monthly, or can it be more often?

Is this type of cactus safe for my Russian? If so, how much should I feed and how often? Thanks.

One RT named Hatchback

Tom - Thanks so much for the reply. I thought it looked smooth, but I am new to tortoises (I am sure it is obvious with all of my questions) and I just wanted to check with you members here in case I needed to "tweak" his care. I feel badly that I was leaving him outdoors for such long periods...

Yvonne - is the yellow portion new growth? Is it looking okay?

I hate holding him like this. I am sure he felt very insecure, but I wanted to grab another photo. Not the best with him wiggling. I guess this would be a good time to ask about the shedding. Just getting rid of his old dry skin or is this something they do periodically? Is there a better...

Also, can they grow too fast? I have raised several Great Danes and with large breed dogs it is very important to grow them slow. Hatch seems to have put on a lot of his weight in the last month. Maybe just not dehydrated from too much outdoor time? He eats all day long. I fed him at 5 AM...

I have had Hatchback (RT) almost 4 months now. He was started as dry at a little tort can be started. I have been keeping him according to Tom's care sheet and he seems to be thriving. He has doubled his weight in the four months and is now visibly longer in length and width. I believe that...

Puff, thanks for all of your input. My goal is to feed him home grown fresh food. Weeds grow year-round here in Az. But I think I am too nervous to feed anything I didn't plant.