I am not a expert here are some here who know SO much more than I do but I can tell you a little bit till they pop on...the peeling around the neck is normal if you give the torts a nice soak with baby warm water it will come off on its own eventully .I do think a 55 gallon is a bit big but if it is all you have it will be ok I have my russian baby I got last night in a rubbermaid container that would prob be about the same as a 20 gallon fish tank I personally dont like the bark because I am so scared it will get eaten which can cause the tort to be imapacted I use bed a beast which is coconut fibers (looks like dirt) I am feeding my baby a mix of romaine, dandilion greens endive, and radiccio greens with some cuttlebone scraped onto the top for calcium it is scary when you first bring them home as ya wanna do all that is right for them this is a good site there are ppl here that know thier torts and are awsome at helping ...you will do fine



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~~*Erica*~~
1 puppy-cocoa
1 cat-Livvie
1 chinchilla-Lilo
3 Russian tortoises-baby,Calvin$Hobbs
1 Home's hingeback-Elephant
5 lil monkeys Jake,Matt,Amber rose,Zach,Kaitlin Grace
oh yeah and my husband Dave :0)
and too many fish aquariums to count

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