she said the tail gets fat when after she feeds him....I know she is not feeding it correctly because she is not dusting...but not sure how often she is feeding...I am having a feeling that I am going to be taking in a very malnurished animal. She is bringing it and a red ear pond slider to work tomorrow afternoon for me to bring home. The pond slider is going to my sister in law as she already has russian tortoises and knows what to do with it and has the time and room for it.