New Tortoise Owner

whortoise · Dec 10, 2019

Hello all,
I'm a new tortoise owner from California. I'm about to get my first Russian tortoise in a couple days. Its about 3 months old. I'm a little nervous because it's so young, but I have all the heaters and lights for the humidity and temperature, which is one of my biggest worries (getting the right humidity and temperature). All tips are appreciated

ZEROPILOT · Dec 10, 2019

Hello and welcome.
Russians are very active, scrappy and sturdy little tortoises.
Check out our care sections for food and keeping help.

LaLaP · Dec 10, 2019

Welcome to the forum! Feel free to post photos of your set-up. Often members can offer advice based on photos. There is so much to learn as a new keeper and it can be overwhelming. We are here to help!
And post a pic of your new friend when he arrives.

MPappagallo · Dec 10, 2019

Welcome to the forum. Russians are great little tortoises. They have fun personalities and are a great pet.

Yvonne G · Dec 11, 2019

Welcome to the Forum! Are you buying from a breeder?

TammyJ · Dec 11, 2019

Welcome and look forward to seeing pics of your new pet!

jsheffield · Dec 11, 2019

Welcome to TFO!

This is, in my opinion, the best place to learn about caring for your tortoise.

I love living with my Russian, and although I'm by no means an expert I hope you'll get in touch if you have any questions about caring for yours.

This is a pretty good basic guide to caring for your Russian.

Good luck and please share pics of your tort when you can!

Jamie

whortoise · Dec 11, 2019

jsheffield said:
Welcome to TFO!

This is, in my opinion, the best place to learn about caring for your tortoise.

I love living with my Russian, and although I'm by no means an expert I hope you'll get in touch if you have any questions about caring for yours.

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This is a pretty good basic guide to caring for your Russian.

Good luck and please share pics of your tort when you can!

Jamie

Thank you! I've also read all the main threads on baby russian tortoises so I hope that will be helping me when my little tortoise comes

whortoise · Dec 11, 2019

Yvonne G said:
Welcome to the Forum! Are you buying from a breeder?

I'm not sure actually. I think so because I found it through craigslist and they were selling a lot of baby tortoises at once. It might just also be that their own russian tortoise had babies?

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