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I'll post some pictures of my Russian Tortoise's shell just to make sure I'm taking good care of her and things are okay. She has wide whiteish growth rings and some weird peely places on her plastron.

I posted about this before but didn't get the help that I really needed. My russian tortiose began forming these white rings as it grew and they just keep getting wider. Am i doing something wrong with my care? I attatched a picture of the shell.

So my russian tortoise has some white rings on its shell that appeared about a month ago and i've had her for about 6 months. Are they just growth rings and will darken or are they a problem?

Here in Mass it gets quite cold during the winter and my heat lamp wasnt quite doing the job in my 40- gallon breeder tank. I went to PetSmart and bought an All Living Things heating pad and in the instructions it said it could be mounted on either the bottom or side of the tank. To avoid having...

Hi, I'm new to the site and finding my way around. One of my biggest concerns regarding my Russian is the humidity in her tank. (I know a tank isnt the best place to keep a tortoise) The hydrometer drops down to as low as 10%, which from what I understand is too low for a russian tortoise. Does...