Recent content by RascalMama

A few weeks ago my family adopted a 3-4 year old Russian Tortoise from a summer camp. We named him Tuck and I came to the forum to ask for help learning how to care for him. I am so grateful for all the replies and wanted to post an update. Tuck is settling in nicely to his new home. He's been...

Mini Update: got Tuck a propper UVA/UVB bulb and a second lamp as well as some slate to bask on and a terra-cotta saucer to soak in. He seemed to perk up a bit with the light but didn't eat well. Working on getting the space and materials together to get his home started. Thank you all so...

I am really excited about the idea of a double decker! My kids would love that. If you know of any resources, please point me in the right direction. How high would the "walls" on the bottom half have to be?

I may only be able to realistically do half of that initially. My hope is to get him a starter enclosure up and running by tomorrow night that's around 2x 4 and then expand after I do some serious rearranging and brainstorming once the kids go back to school in Sept.

Thanks for the detailed response! When he arrived we could see the bottom of the tank through the substrate so I thought about an inch would be ok but I'll definitely add more. I'm realizing that we need a much larger enclosure and plan on going shopping tomorrow to try and figure out what...

Hi all! My name is Laurie from the Bronx, NY and I'm a mom of 5. This weekend my sister just brought my children home a tortoise from the summer camp she worked at. I already call the 5 kids I have Rascals, so why not add another critter to the mix? Lol. The tortoise is super cute but The more I...