Both small species. Both suited to UK keeping. Both will need indoor and outdoor housing. Both have similar care needs.
Russians tend to be easier to acquire in the EU as don’t need CITIES documentation.
Both fairly hardy and good for new keepers.
Russians tend to be a bit more active (my...
Sorry my fault every 2 weeks not twice every week sorry!!
Yeh I’m thinking I shouldn’t be concerned as everything seems fine - sorry nervous first time fort owner!
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I have a Hermanns Tortoise. I think he’s male but still unsure as he’s only 2.
I am doing 2 weekly weighs with him now. I weighed him when I got him about 4 weeks ago and he was 101g weighed him a week later and he was 105g and SCL was 8cm
Just weighed him today and he’s 101g and SCL...
Yeh the idea is it’s just lower UV as it’ll be positioned closer.
I was hoping to get away with not positioning anything else above my table just more so it doesn’t look cluttered take it this isn’t really possible?
What about a shade dweller tube? I’m looking to position it quite close as I’m going to attach it to the overhang bit on my table so will be about 4” away from my tort
Or how else can you attach it to a tortoise table?
It covers about 1/2 of the enclosure and the temps are like you have suggested he does move in and out of the basking spot I was just concerned that there was too little light at the cold end as he doesn’t tend to stay down there for long.
I have multiple hides (one at each end) in addition to...
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So I have a table setup with a MVB at the hot end and good temps however because of the position of the table the cold end tends to be quite shaded.
Just wondering if this is okay? Or should I add light to the cold end too? If I should add light what should I buy?
I have a 2 year old...
Thank you!! It’s getting cold and wet now anyway so we are creating a good routine indoors
My only other trouble with the current enclosure is that if it’s gray outside the cold end tends to be a little dark... I have a MVB at the hot end but should I add additional lighting at the cold end...
Thanks for all your help! Struggling with introducing any variety though as he only really chomps on clover and kale. I put anything else in and it generally comes out uneaten :/
Worried I’m putting too much food in? He has had steady weight gain and no problems so far
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All been changed now!
I have coco coir substrate with orchid bark on top to allow for burrowing. It’s kept nice and damp for humidity too.
Temp drops to a maximum low of 20 at night much higher during the day
Have food slate
Changed to terracotta saucer with pebbles
Yeh I think...
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So basically my tort loves clover and kale. Tried to introduce plantains and he likes ribwort but won’t touch broadleaf plantain or thistle. Occasionally even turns his nose up at dandelion!!
Basically looking for ideas of things I can feed that torts go mad for to try and encourage...
Yeh sun was out. Im thinking maybe it’s because the air temp isn’t reaching 20s here until about midday maybe not warming the ground enough.
Yeh I’m building a cold frame for my permanent enclosure - going to DIY it with some stretched out wire hangers and clear plastic!! (Hopefully my DIY...
It turns out substrate level is about 17 Celsius. How can I make it warmer for him? Looking for something other than a heat lamp as there are no electrics outside
I’ve dried weeds in the oven on a wire rack. Set it to the lowest temperature and ensure air can get around them. Looks successful so far.
Added them to a jar and put some calcium powder in with them so that it adds calcium but also because it is dry it’ll soak up excess water