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Thanks, Techno. Read both and am now going to binge through the forum for humidities, temperatures, etc, etc. Onward to adventure

Thanks for the kind words, Yvonne. Indeed, I will do some thorough research on this species and make sure his future caregivers know exactly what he'll need to live, thrive, and survive

Ahh I see. Thank you very much Yvonne. The question of which species it was was nagging at me. Thank you again for the confirmation!

Knew it! Thanks a lot! So you'd say the difference is that a russian will pretty much have a darker underbelly/scutes and a more yellow carapace? I apologize for being a little dense, just want to make sure I know for future reference

Howdy there folk. I have a question that I just can't find the answer to anywhere. So I work at a national pet retail chain and we just got in this little guy. He was sent to us labeled as a russian tortoise. Now, admittedly, I'm not great at distinguishing between the Testudo species, but this...

That's good to hear. Never actually seen this happen in the 8 or so years I've had tortoise, so I was worried

So I was cleaning out some food from my red-foots habitat, when I found a nail lying on the ground near a rock. When I examined my guys, I found that it was off the older one, but that he still had his nail there (just sharper and thinner), so I guess it's just the outer portion. My question is...

Thanks for the advice. He's been doing better so it probably was just a hibernation spell. I've been doing just as you say and he has perked up nicely, eating a good amount more. Additionally, what substrate do you recommend to avoid impaction for russians?

So for about 4-5 days now, my russian tortoise has suddenly refused to eat anything I give him, instead opting to spend all his time burrowing down into his substrate. When he is indoors, he usually gets a mixture of greens (spring mix, collards, mustards, turnips, romaine, etc) with some...