Princess Nova
Member
A family member was bicycling and found this dumped Russian tortoise on the side of the road. No one else in my family knows how to take care of them except me (I’ve owned my one Russian for nearly 2 years now) so I decided to take the little one into my own hands. Right now I am preparing for them to drop it off at my house and I’ve got questions! Please help [emoji53]
1) I have a (100% temporary) glass terrarium for it to be housed in. Apparently it’s shell is only 4 inches long, so it’s young. I will NOT be housing it with the Russian I have right now. Do I still need to “quarantine” this new one somehow before I set it all up? If so, how? How do I make SURE nothing will be spread from this little one to my own tortoise?
2) Will it be safe to clean the glass terrarium with hot water and soap, and rinsing the soap really well? I don’t have any fancy reptile safe cleaning products.
3) If you have been in a similar situation as I am right now, tips are WELCOMED. If I missed anything and you have questions I’ll do my best to answer. Thank you for any help!