Hi everyone! My name is Melanie and I live in California. I'm the new mom of a 5-month-old Russian Tortoise named Claude and I've been learning so much from this site. I have to say that I'm very, very, very new at this since I've only had rodents as pets before bumping up to a reptile. I would appreciate any tips and advice I can get! I hope to learn more from you all so I can give my little guy a full, happy life!