Recent content by Waltsu

I've been feeding the tort lettuce, spinach and basil, dill, parsley, seldom tomato and cucumber and variety of some "lettuce mix" which has 3-4 different things in it. Also in addition I add once per week that white powder ment for tortoise that's got chalc etc. In winter it's hard to find food...

Hello, Is it possible to feed my Russian tortoise too much? I've had it for maybe 6 months now. When it first came, it never ate everything but left something on the plate. Then it had maybe 2 months burying phase, when it ate really seldom and very little. I started to be really worried, but...

Here's my new setup for my tortoise (built it today). It's about 2 x 0,8 meters big. The ground is half coco coir and half gravel. I will add a bit more the coco later so the tortoise can actually dig in it. I will also figure a way of putting the lamps hang "from roof". Already ordered...

Thanks for replies! I feel sad that the tortoise already got pyramiding or misshapen carapace, hopefully I can help the tortoise to live long life. From everything I've read here, I feel really sad for EVERY tortoise living in Finland.. Obviouisly people have no idea how to treat them and...

Thanks. That is actually found from ground in dried up swamps etc., it's decomposed tree. I might just try that or something else.

I also had no idea you can overdo the calcium. I was giving it way too much then. I also have this "grassland tortoise food", but it refuses to eat it, so I didn't offer it again. I will keep trying, maybe it will eat it over time, I think it never got this kind of food before.. Would this kind...

Thank you. I thought that the tortoise needs lots of practise, so I take it outside the terrarium. Because it likes to move around a lot. Thank you for many advices. I will take care of everything you said soon. Tortoise is not very easy pet, compared to dog for example..

Here's short video of how active he is, he walks around the apartment like that for hours, and then goes to sleep in the corner.

First of all, I think this is russian tortoise. I am no expert, but the old owner told me so. I have had this tortoise for one month now. The current terrarium is really small, it's hard to give it proper burrowing area or control humidity. The next week I will build new terrarium for it (2,5 m...