Thanks for all the info. I read up a lot before getting the tortoise. But I think I need to read it all again because not everything sunk in.
We have a Zoomed Reptisun 5 UVB TO fixture that covers 75% of the tank. We do not have a screw in bulb.
I got the biggest enclosure indoor that I could get. I am looking at potentially getting a zoomed wooden box for indoors.
We have a temp gun and we measure the temp of the heat side and the house/cooler side daily.
There is also a thermometer/Hygrometer combo on the wall of the enclosure.
We...
We got a russian tortoise almost 1 days ago. He is housed in a 40 gallon tank with pictures stuck on all sides. We were told that he is about a year old but we think he is more like 4-5 years old.
He sleeps all day sometimes. Tries to burrow in one corner of the tank repeatedly and does not...