Lemmy the tortoise
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hello everyone, I bought my first tortoise from petsmart store 3 days ago. i named him Lemmy. he is a year and 3 months old. i am unsure what breed is my tortoise. petsmart says my tortoise is testudo tortoise but after watching a lot of videos and pics i think its a russian tortoise. as its my first time with a tortoise i would like you guys to tell me if my tortoise look healthy and what more can i do about taking care of him. i am a student so i am lil tight on budget right now but i still got him like 30 gallon of terrarium(which after reading a lot i know is small for him) but i am going to buy a big one soon. i have a dish for water and a bowl of water in there and i am using uvb light. i am not sure about the temp in the terrarium but i keep the light on for 14 hrs every day. i feel it does't create the optimal temp in there so i am going to buy a heat emitter soon. i fed him the zoomed tortoise food but he does not like it because i thing he is fed up with it as the guys in petsmart were giving it to him on daily basis. yesterday i gave him some wheatgrass and today he ate curly kale. i soak him everyday 20 mins in luke warm water and sometime spray him a bit in the day. i have not seen him drinking water at all but i think its because its not hot enough for him in there. i will post a few pics here please help me take care of my tortoise. i want him to live good with me. thanks everyone.