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Hello, I would like to ask you for advice regarding oophorectomy. Recently a vet recommended that I consider this option to provide relief for my 40+ Russian Tortoise. Each year she is diagnosed with ovarian follicular stasis. She has never laid eggs. She seems to be absorbing follicles after...

With the first snow I had to change the diet of my russian tort and put her on rocket lettuce, romaine, lambs lettuce, chicory and other green leaves you can get at groceries. This kind of food contains less fiber and more water than the food I pick up for her in summer. I have a lot of dried...

Does any of you have a chart with appropriate parameters for blood cell morphology and plasma biochemistry in Russian Tortoises? I found some paper by Czech doctors on the web, but I was told that this chart is out of date and that now other values are used as a reference point. I just received...

Yesterday while giving my 30+ year old steppe tortoise a bath I've noticed a swelling in her back leg. Upon closer examination I found what appears to be roundish/oval tumor. It is rather soft, no hard masses. It does not affect her walking, climbing and she has a great appetite. Today the vet...