u/Prof_Oak_99

i recently brought him home (this past sunday) and im wondering if his shell looks healthy to you all?

So i got a russian tortoise this past sunday. He has been burrowing a lot and not moving much. He also hasnt eaten any food. I read that may be signs of sickness, and they would hide their symptoms until it gets worse. So im starting to get concerned that there may be something going on with his health. He sometimes makes exhaling sounds, and while its super cute, i read that it may be a bad thing...

I also have heat lamp that is 15+ inches away from his substrate, but it doesnt feel warm enough to me. Should i buy him a heating pad for under the tank, that way itll heat him from underneath?

When i turn the heating lamp and uvb lamp off at night, im worried that itll get too cold and too humid for him.

Please provide as much advice as you all can think of!!

Thank you all very much in advance!

Pic 1: when hes burrowed
Pic 2: his size, about 5"L x 4"W
Pic 3: his tank, and height of lamp

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hi everyone, i recently bought this Pothos (Gold) from Home Depot and i was going to look into watering it but i see strands across the soil that looks like spiderwebs.

after a quick search, google tells me that it can be caused from 3 things: Soil Mold, Spiders, and/ or Spidermites.

the web like stuff has a few strands that go from the soil to like 2-3 stems (but considering this was sitting around in Home Depot, im assuming it could be from real spiders? i could be wrong though)

this plant is currently sitting indoors, it is sort of in the middle of the living room by a wall, the sliding door/ big window is usually open with moderate amount of indirect light coming in around 4pm-sunset since the window faces the west. (i described it as moderate amount since there are times that the hills have fog that come down and dampen the sunlight)

can someone tell me what is wrong and let me know the next steps i should take please? btw, the soil still LOOKS kind of moist as google said to let the top 1-2" completely dry out.