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  1. Val Henry

    Neck Strength Question

    I have a general question about my beautiful Russian Tortoise Shellington. I am new to tortoises so forgive me if this is a stupid question :-) (also, check out how sweet he is!) Shellington has a strong neck when upright. He extends a ton and eats daily, etc... However, he likes to...
  2. Val Henry

    First time tortoise owner! :)

    I also don't have a 'hood' for the UVB bulb but can it work without one?
  3. Val Henry

    First time tortoise owner! :)

    Would the Powersun 100w be appropriate? We have bulb fixtures in our his habitat and hate to have to purchase the mounting for the strip UVB bulb...
  4. Val Henry

    First time tortoise owner! :)

    Thank you!
  5. Val Henry

    First time tortoise owner! :)

    Thank you! We have a reptile spot light for heat and now a coil reptisun for UVB/UVA. He doesn't need head at night...doesn't fall below 65 in our house. Russians should be kept in below 60% humidity.... I appreciate the info on the sand. I will research and evaluate, then make an educated...
  6. Val Henry

    First time tortoise owner! :)

    Thanks everyone. We did turn off the red light. Not needed to keep a nice thermal gradiant. The substrate is dr, not moist. It's a 60/40 blend of play sand and top soil. The sand dries it out nicely. We are excited and think we finally got the habitat right! Lol , I hope. We will let Shellington...
  7. Val Henry

    First time tortoise owner! :)

    Hello. My name is Val and I live in Oregon. My newly acquired tortoise is a Russian Tortoise, approximately 5"...thinking 2-3 years old? He's a male and his name is Shellington (He's co-owned by my 7yr old son:). We recently lost our beloved bearded dragon (Sexy Rexy) to kidney failure. My son...
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