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one of my female Russian Tortoises has been digging nests recently. i have been keeping an eye on her closely. she is about 6 inches SCL and weighed 750g. she looked still young to me and small. i tried to touch the inner hind legs to feel for eggs but I am not experienced so i did not find or...

Tortoise lovers, Happy New Year! Share some photos of my Egyptian tortoise babies. They are about 4 months old. Here is a video I made for them. Enjoy!

This little guy came from a recent rescue. The previous owner had him for about 3 years before they bought him from PetSmart. Do you see any sign of trouble with his shell? I know for a fact that another tortoise I obtained from craigslist showed up shell problem months later. Initially just...

I am curious if anyone has standards or preferences to what accounts for a beautiful, healthy Russian Tortoise. I have checked out http://russiantortoise.net/selecting_a_tortoise.htm page that talks about selecting a healthy tortoise. It is great guidance in general but I would like to hear more...

Ever since I got Rocky, the male Russian Tortoise, he has overgrown beak. He had been kept outside for the past 5 months and looks much more healthier except his beak stays overgrown. We have many elements in the outdoor enclosure for him to trim his beak and craws down but the nature does not...

I have lost track of one of my male tortoises. It is getting cold the last two weeks so CoCo has been digging and I was going to let him stay outside till November - Colorado weather should be fine for them to be outside till November. Coco has been digging and found a really nice and hidden...

Just got Wren from a family who could not take care of her due to life change event. Wren was bought from a local Scale & Nails shop. It looks like it is a wild caught. The family was told at the store that it is a girl but I was not sure. Wren is about 4" x 3.5". I have not weigh her yet. For...

Thought this might be an interesting topic but searched on the forum, no such topic posted - BTW, the search capability on this forum does not seemed to work well and allow you to find what you want. Anyway, I learned a lot on this forum and from other online resources and have been giving my...

My Russian Tortoises have been kept outside throughout the summer. I have planted clover, dandelion, grass around with sprinkler, rocks, hide, shed and small cave for them to hide and avoid the hot sun. The large enclosure has plenty of room for 5 of them and has shaded area and shelter for them...

Hi everyone It has been a while since I posted on this forum. As a new RT owner, I have posted some photos of my RTs and indicated that I will be building their outdoor enclosure this summer. Well, the weather has been pretty good recently around 70F and i cannot wait any longer, so I started...

I am a new owner of a pair of Russian Tortoises. They are very healthy and both are about 5 inches in length. You can find some of their pictures from this post. Both are currently kept indoor. They are very active and eat a lot. The male is very interested in the female and keeps bobbing his...

Hello from Colorado! This is my first time posting message on the forum but I have been using this forum for seeking answers and general info in the past. The forum is very active and exciting. Look forward to chatting with people on this forum, in particular, the Russian Tortoise section...