Ive added some flat rocks bushier fake plants and turned his hide he kept climbing into a ramp for him to climb over, anyway to make it better or did i do good at making some sight barriers or what could i do better? @Tom
I have a 46 inch uvb tube that cant be seen forgot to mention that, i have another heat bulb i can use, i just put him in it about a week ago and plan on adding more plants and other things for him, whats your thoughts on what i can currently do to lower my risk of him flipping trying to climb...
8x3.5x3.5 russian tortoise hes about 5 inchs long weighs 540 grams, will be 3 in july, substrate is damp underneath, one hide i tried to make the hide taller to keep him from trying to climb it, i had a reptile log people use he did the same to it, waterbowel is being cleaned right now. Hot...
I bought it used! So i dont know what the previous people were doing but i will indeed check the sockets maximum wattage. Also not for sure what material this is, its drilled onto the frame of the enclosure which is wood.
I bought it used! So i dont know what the previous people were doing but i will indeed check the sockets maximum wattage. Also not for sure what material this is, its drilled onto the frame of the enclosure which is wood.
So i bought this cage for a tortoise and im curious if this is a major problem and if i should be worried, i see these light burn marks as if the heat from the bulbs created light burns over time, would this be normal over time? Anything i could place like some sort of heat wrap or tape so it...
Hes a captive bred russian tortoise is almost 2 years old almost weighs 1 pound hes relatively small, i really dont think he can dig or dig deep yet, predators during the day would be stray cats and maybe hawks, i just wanted something fenced in with a fenced in top where outside cant get it, i...
Curious what people think about using portable metal chicken coops as an alternative for keeping tortoise outside (not 24/7) just for like hey lets let you get natural sunlight and have more room to explore for the day type thing? Ofc id add like a water bowl and place to hide from the heat but...
So my russian tortoise absolutely loves mazuri tortoise diet to the point he wont touch anything else for days until he realizes he isnt getting anymore, is there anything wrong with feeding him it everyday as a staple? Is there any actual downfalls to it?
75 watt basking bulb get to about 90/100 in that area
A 150 watt thats like 18 inches hanging for light and warmth keeps the average temp ares 75 to 80
I have a 12 inch UV
I usually get him out on the weekends to roam the yard and get some real sun for 1-2 hours a day during the weekend
Diet...
So ive had him for about 1 year now hes about to be 2 years old! Just curious on a few things, does he look good? Does anyone see anything off on him? Also hes active some days and other days he prefers to sleep most of the time, his temps never change really, basting area close to 90/100 a cool...
So i have a captive bred russian tortoise a little over a year old, i feel bad sometimes because his enclosure is simple and plain its quite big for his size so i know he has room, im planning on building him a outside enclosed enclosure for him before next summer, is there anything i need for...