Hello! I just took my russian tortoise to the vet for an annual check up (almost been a year since I’ve gotten him/her!) and the vet was concerned over my torts weight. I feed him/her a big variety of leafy greens (mustard greens, dandelion greens, collard greens, and spring mix) and have tried...
hello! i have a baby russian tortoise (im assuming around 6ish months old) who seems to love being held and will even “run” to my hand when im near, and one thing i do with him/her is pet him/her on the head. sometimes he/she just sits there with his/her head out and “let’s it happen”, sometimes...
this is them ! heat is around 85-90 F on basking area and 75-80 everywhere else! humidity only ever stays around 50-60 unless i’m running the humidifier which i only try to do when he/she isn’t in there so i also have a second hide that has wet sphagmum moss in it but he/she only really stays in...
they’re not watery, i think i’m just confused on whether or not they’re swollen or look that way normally. this is him/her right now after sleeping all day and during his/her soak!
hi all! i got my baby russian around a month or so ago now and all has been well except im worried about his/her eyes. for the first few days i had him/her in coco coir mixed with calci sand (as i saw was recommended) but soon changed it after seeing how messy it was and got nervous about it...
so should i use only orchid bark or mix it with something? also, will it bring bugs into the enclosure because i have heard of that happening but not sure if its from orchid bark or something else. thank you!
i only have one but don’t know the gender yet hence using “they” lol. and okay i’ll get rid of sand, so many places have said sand is good for burrowing but i should’ve known better than that. do you think replacing coco coir with the orchid bark would be good or using a mix of things? thank you...
Hello! I received my baby russian tort 3 days ago and every time they go into their enclosure, they get super messy and their face gets covered in the substrate (as they love burrowing). i’m a little worried because i don’t want any issues with their health and my fear is that the substrate...