Day One.

Phil Duignan

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Hello there.
My family today welcomed it's newest member, Frank the tortoise. He(or she?)is a Russian tortoise about 4 months old.
I am sure we will have loads of questions over the coming weeks and months but let's start with this one. As well as the main lamp, I have bought a heat mat and thermostat for his table, what temperature should it be set to in the day and night?
 

Golden Greek Tortoise 567

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Tom

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Hello and welcome Phil! Congrats on the new baby!

Now get ready for some brutal honesty... Most of the care info and products sold for tortoise are all wrong. Wrong substrate, wrong enclosures, wrong heating and lighting, wrong water bowls, etc...

I'm glad ou found us and joined because now you can get the current and correct care info, and your tortoise will thrive.

Heat mats should not be used under tortoises. Especially not Russians because of their propensity to dig down into the substrate when things get too warm. In nature, this instinct would save their lives. In a captive enclosure on a heat mat, it can kill or injure them.

Give this a read, and then please come back with more questions:
 

Zeldee

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Jul 10, 2020
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Location (City and/or State)
Wales
Hello there.
My family today welcomed it's newest member, Frank the tortoise. He(or she?)is a Russian tortoise about 4 months old.
I am sure we will have loads of questions over the coming weeks and months but let's start with this one. As well as the main lamp, I have bought a heat mat and thermostat for his table, what temperature should it be set to in the day and night?

hi Phil. I got my russian a couple of weeks ago. She is almost 11 months old. Hope all is well. What are you feeding? Im feeding with garden weeds x
 

saleena.lewis

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Hello! Welcome to the forum. I would absolutely love to see pictures of your tortoise. I have a 1 year old redfoot tortoise named Phoenix.
 

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