YERTLE_THE_TORTOISE
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Where do you think the best place in the US is to keep Russians outdoors year-round?
Best place in US?
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South Florida, southern California, areas of Texas or Hawaii
I think South Florida without a doubt for most tortoises.
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What about AZ ?
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My torts don’t like huracains!
Very true lol
YERTLE_THE_TORTOISE
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Are these places to such as Florida and Hawaii to wet for russians?
No.
SweetGreekTorts
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Heck yeah! We're dry and hot, but get our Monsoon season every fall (brings higher humidity), and it rarely snows in the winter in the southern part. Not to forget an endless supply of weeds spineless prickly pear cactus in the desert.
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And Great people ! If you don’t believe me ,ask me !!!!!
Oh man! Someone when to a lot of work to figure this out. Very interesting.
Jackie Cramer
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I live near Dallas Texas and my Russians are outside all year
Cleigh9579
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That is really nice to know. I have been thinking about getting a Hermmans but have been talking myself out of it because of the weather here.
YERTLE_THE_TORTOISE
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Unfortunately, I live in the mountains near Denver and we have 15 inches of snow outside. I don't like tort popsicles!
Russians are built for dry dry dry conditions. Dry and very hot in the summer, dry and very cold in the winter. While they are very hardy animals, they are susceptible to respiratory infections.
If I had a choice, I'd be looking at the California desert, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah. I'd actually look at Colorado. It gets snow but is it humid otherwise? They can hibernate in bad weather, or come inside. I'd expect them to naturally hibernate outside in most of those areas. If you look on the map above, those areas are similar to the countries your tortoise is likely from: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan
My Russian is in an area that is more humid than is ideal for her but I figure since I found her on the street, she'll have to put up with what I can provide.
She hibernates in a fridge, due to winters that are not really cold enough for true hibernation, in addition to the damp.
Again, they are hardy and can do well in many areas, given the right conditions and care.
If I had a choice, I'd be looking at the California desert, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah. I'd actually look at Colorado. It gets snow but is it humid otherwise? They can hibernate in bad weather, or come inside. I'd expect them to naturally hibernate outside in most of those areas. If you look on the map above, those areas are similar to the countries your tortoise is likely from: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan
My Russian is in an area that is more humid than is ideal for her but I figure since I found her on the street, she'll have to put up with what I can provide.
She hibernates in a fridge, due to winters that are not really cold enough for true hibernation, in addition to the damp.Again, they are hardy and can do well in many areas, given the right conditions and care.
qiangzhu
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AZ outdoor is too dry? Humidity is important
SweetGreekTorts
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AZ has periods of very heavy humidity during the annual monsoon. And humidity is not as important for adults as it is for babies. I raise and breed Russians in Arizona, along a few other folks.
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