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    Pin Worms? (And any parasites in general)

    I adopted my adult male Russian tortoise a couple months ago and this past weekend I took him to the vet for the first time. The fecal came back positive for pin worms. The vet said that there wasn't a large amount, so I could choose to not treat them, and a lot of people choose not to, because...
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    Orchid Bark

    I've been looking into switching my substrate to orchid bark. I found this stuff online since there aren't any stores near me that sell it, and called to confirm that it is 100% fir bark. Are the chips the right size for an adult male Russian tort? Also, do you need to mix it with water or...
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    Some indoor enclosure thoughts?

    I just got an adult Russian tortoise a few days ago and I'm thinking of making some upgrades to his enclosure, but I have a couple questions to see if my ideas will work. Right now I have a 50/50 mix of play sand and coconut coir, which came highly recommended on many websites, but after lurking...
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    Best place to get a tortoise?

    I have been looking into getting a male Russian tortoise for a while now. I was originally going to adopt one, so I have the enclosure all set up and ready to go, but the place I was originally going to adopt from ended up not having one available, and I haven't been able to find any other...
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