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He will have a bigger bin as he gets bigger. It’s just too hard to find him in a larger tub. I placed him in my other tortoise’s bin to see if I could find him and it took me 45 minutes to locate him lol. I thought he had escaped haha. I haven’t tried mazuri yet. Im thinking of getting some but...

Also when you add plants, make sure your tortoise can’t use them to climb out. My tortoises will often use their plants to attempt to escape. And my older tortoise actually has gotten out. So you need to make sure your plants are low enough/far enough away from the sides of the terrarium. In...

Here are examples of the decorations I like to use. They’re a lot cheaper than going to a pet store and buying fake plants. I can usually get these for about $3 each. I also like to go hiking and find sticks and rocks to make their enclosures more interesting. Just make sure you wash everything...

A tip I have is to go buy a bunch of plants. Real plants are best, just make sure you plant things that are safe for them to consume. If you want to go the fake route, I like to buy plastic ferns and plants for my tortoises at craft stores. You’re gonna have to get plastic plants that are...

Baby tortoises have pliable shells. It takes awhile for their shells to become “as hard as a rock.” If you’ve ever seen videos of tortoises hatching, they are kind of curled up inside their eggs. Their shells start to firm up as they get older. So it depends on how old your tortoise is. It...

Hello all, So I have two RT’s. One is a juvenile named Tank. I’ve had him for about two years. Earlier this year (May) I got a hatchling tortoise named Tortellini (Tort or Lini for short). He’s going to be 1 in April. I was wondering if anyone could take a look at his shell and let me know what...

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Yes I have cypress mulch in there currently I used to have dirt and even grew grass in there for awhile, but he ripped it all up haha

Hi there! My name is Taylor and I've had my tortoise, Tank, for almost a year now. I recently moved him from a large Rubbermaid tub to a ZooMed tortoise table, which is made of wood. The Rubbermaid tub was nice because it was really easy to keep clean. Originally when I got his new terrarium...

Okay so today I came home from class to find my RT's food bowl completely empty.. except for what looked like a red-ish paste? I'm really scared that he threw up. But at the same time, I had put some multicolored tortoise pellets mixed in with his food, and maybe it just got mixed up with the...

I have a playpen for him already, he just doesn't enjoy it that much haha

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Yes i plan to create a secure area for him when I move into my own place. For now I always stay right next to him whenever I take him outside. I love him too much to let anything happen to him! Right now he lives inside with me in his rubbermaid tub

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Thank you! And yes he is, he's very gentle and never bites

Okay so I read some things about shell rot online, and one source said that when it looks like the scutes are lifting up, that's a form of shell rot. I've included some pictures of my tortoise, and maybe I'm just paranoid, but I haven't had him for very long and want to make sure I do everything...

Hi, I recently adopted a Russian Tortoise (age unknown, approx 4"). I was just browsing the Internet with my little guy next to me, when I came across a discussion about new growth lines between the scutes on Russian Tortoises. I'm afraid I may be overfeeding him. I usually give him a spring mix...

Hi my name is Taylor and i recently made the decision to adopt a juvenile Russian Tortoise! His name is Tank and he's very sweet and gentle. We live in Indiana, so during the summer, he'll be able to play outside and roam around in our large yard in the countryside. This is the very first...