I have 2 - southern painted turtles that are 10 months old right now. They have been in a 55 gallon the past 6 months with a water temp of 80. I slowly raised the aquarium water level to where it is within 4 inches to the top and they have been climbing to a basking station on top. They seem to...
For those of you that keep multiple box turtles, what do you with the offspring? I have applied for a breeder's permit which would allow me to only 'sell' babies less than 4" outside the state. My intent is not really to sell but realize it may be impossible to keep every hatchling. Is it...
The options that seem to make the most sense to us at the moment are
1. Buy a hatchling or juvie from a reputable breeder or
2. Adopt (most likely with a rehoming fee) someone’s unwanted adult tortoise.
If we go the route of a young tortoise, I certainly plan to use a breeder recommended...
Thank you so much for the info. These are some of the sites I have been using for research to prepare. Just so nervous.
http://www.russiantortoise.org/hatchling_care.htm
http://tortaddiction.blogspot.com/2014/12/baby-russian-tortoise-care-sheet-also.html
How long should they be kept in a smaller enclosure like this? Do I stick with a similar style enclosure but increase size as they grow? At what age or size are they ready for an open top table? have no idea what their rate of growth is.
I will check this out for sure! I wasn’t sure if we needed to keep a hatchling/ yearling in a smaller enclosure to better control the environment though. Everyone keeps talking about 4x8 for adults but then I read that is dangerous for young torts. I do not mind upgrading enclosures as needed.
I didn’t think young torts were to be kept in turtle tables to better control temps, humidity and air flow. Most of what I have seen suggested aquariums or deep plastic tubs for hatchlings and yearlings. I wasn’t 100% sure when they move from a baby enclosure to a more open enclosure, which is...
With young tortoises needing a higher humidity level, would something like this be a good solution? I was hoping to find the larger ones for Christmas trees but they are not shippable due to size and most stores are closed down right now. I can probably find larger plastic tubs but wasn’t sure...
We definitely do not want to go the route of anything wild caught. Every addition to this house has always been either captive bred or rescue. That being said, I know that leaves us with a young and fragile tort. I have been reading up on the different levels of care between hatchlings...
Our family currently has two cats, dart frogs, mourning geckos, a tarantula, a southern painted turtle, and lots of fish. We are really excited about adding a captive bred or rescue Russian tortoise or box turtle to our family. We have a great place to build an outdoor enclosure along our...