denisepoot
New Member
Hi!
I have a Russian tortoise and i've had her for about half a year. Lately, ive been feeling I'm not doing the best with "raising" her, so I need help. She lives in a tank, which i think is around 70 gallons (?) and has an an advanced heating and lighting situation because thats what the person at the reptile store advised me to do. It also has a water bowl, rocks, and a little cave thing (obviously). The person at the reptile store said tanks are ok for tortoises, but now other people are saying that tanks are bad, so now i'm not sure. Many people here say that tortoises should fully live outside, but I live in the Pacific Northwest, and its cold and rainy most of the year, so i can really only take her out during summer and some of spring. I have a pen that i will use in the summer to let her hang outside safely. For the rest of the year, I take her in safe places around the house but she rarely seems super into it. She also spends almost all of her time in her cage burrowed, which worries me. She eats normally though, and always gets up in the morning to eat her food. So, I guess i'm just wondering if the situation that I have now is enough? What do i do to give her the best life in the situation that I have? Help is very much appreciated. Thanks!
I have a Russian tortoise and i've had her for about half a year. Lately, ive been feeling I'm not doing the best with "raising" her, so I need help. She lives in a tank, which i think is around 70 gallons (?) and has an an advanced heating and lighting situation because thats what the person at the reptile store advised me to do. It also has a water bowl, rocks, and a little cave thing (obviously). The person at the reptile store said tanks are ok for tortoises, but now other people are saying that tanks are bad, so now i'm not sure. Many people here say that tortoises should fully live outside, but I live in the Pacific Northwest, and its cold and rainy most of the year, so i can really only take her out during summer and some of spring. I have a pen that i will use in the summer to let her hang outside safely. For the rest of the year, I take her in safe places around the house but she rarely seems super into it. She also spends almost all of her time in her cage burrowed, which worries me. She eats normally though, and always gets up in the morning to eat her food. So, I guess i'm just wondering if the situation that I have now is enough? What do i do to give her the best life in the situation that I have? Help is very much appreciated. Thanks!