Tortaddiction

tortoise [ˈtɔːtəs] noun; any herbivorous terrestrial chelonian reptile of the family Testudinidae, of most warm regions, having a heavy dome-shaped shell and clawed limbs

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Another one hatched! Baby#2

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Last night the second baby Russian tortoise hatched. I caught her peeking out of her egg when I checked the incubator one last time in the e...
Sunday, May 25, 2014

Newest addition: Meet Russian tortoise baby #1 from egg#2!

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After 64 days of incubation, the first of my Russian tortoise eggs hatched this evening! I had already checked on the eggies in the incubato...
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Quick summary of LIGHTING for tortoises

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I've seen a lot of questions pertaining to lighting lately. I wrote up a little summary in March for a FB group, so I'm copying it h...
Monday, April 21, 2014

Marginated tortoises update!

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Everyone loves baby tortoises... and I have taken a ton of pictures of my wee Marginated babies the last few months, but have been too busy...
Saturday, April 12, 2014

More eggs from our Russian tortoise female Timmy!

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Timmy, my favorite female Russian tortoise, has laid MORE eggs this week.  Timmy, pushing out one of the 3 eggs on March 22nd She la...
Saturday, March 8, 2014

I guess I should update who the tortoise stars of this blog are.

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It has been a long time since the last 'tortoise inventory' blog post. My tortoise bale (that's what you call a group of tortoi...
Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Hooray for more articles!

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It appears that my pictures of Buttercup in her little stegosaurus cozy and the matching snail cozy have recently made their rounds on the ...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Finally some yummy weeds to feed the tortoises!

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Good news! The tortoises that I hibernated are all awake, and are eating and active. I sure missed them while they were sleeping... Mila,...
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Thursday, December 19, 2013

A helpful guide to determining the sex of your Russian tortoise

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When you bring home your new Russian tortoise, you may wonder if you have a boy or a girl. If you bought it at a pet store, there is a good ...
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