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Hello all! I recently moved from a shared space back into my parents' house and my dad and I built a new enclosure for Flash Gordon (male Russian, been with me for 5 1/2 years)! Its ~48x24 inches of plywood. The next "to do" is an improved lighting set up, more substrate, and more variety...

Hey all! I know you can't accurately age Russian tortoises until they've died, but I thought I'd try to age Flash Gordon. I've had him for 4 years (since June 2015). He's most definitely wild-caught (as I bought him from Petco, which I know is not ideal, but I didn't know that until after) and...

I've had my Russian, Flash Gordon for about six months so I'm still mildly concerned about everything. Today's worry is his shell. it seems a little dry and flaky almost? I've read a few threads and it seems like I need to up the humidity in his enclosure, but I thought I'd get some opinions...

Hi everyone, I've been through quite a few different threads about shell growth because I'm absolutely terrified of Flash Gordon pyramiding. I've only had him for about 2 months, but I want him to be the happiest lil tort he can be. I've been trying to soak him and get him moving around for the...

Hi all, I'm Kylie and after reading this forum for months, I finally got my precious russian tortoise, Flash Gordon. I built his enclosure from an old bookcase I had the day before I got him because it seemed like the best (and cheapest) option. He's been doing really well the past few days...