Is Timothy hay good for russian tortoises? I know that they usually don’t eat it but my tortoise isn’t picky at all and would it be beneficial to him if I soaked it in water and possibly mixed it with his food?
I wanted to ask, what is the average weight for a russian tortoise? I have a 7 month old russian who weighs just over 90g and puts on usually 3g every time I weigh him (every week) I wanted to know if this is normal just to make sure I can track his weight properly. I can’t really find any...
Hi guys, I’m wondering if I can put a plant in my tortoise’s enclosure? I’ve planted some cat grass for him and it’s started sprouting so I was wondering if I make the plant pot so he can get into it and eat the grass whenever he wants to would he eat the soil and if he did would he be okay...
I’m looking to buy a new enclosure for my russian tortoise. I’m horrible at handy work so I’ll probably get one off Etsy that’s handmade. I found a tortoise table that’s 100 x 15 x 50. It’s got another small tier that doubles as a hide underneath. Do you guys think this is a good sized enclosure...
Does anybody have any calcium powder brand suggestions? I might stick with my old one but if there’s any that anyone here might know of that are good I might switch, since I’m running out of my old tub.
This morning I was sitting with my tortoise and he started acting strange, he was sitting and moving his head around and rubbing his head, he seemed super uncomfortable. He was opening his mouth a bit and then he made a squeaking noise. It sounded like a mouse squeaking for comparison. I’m quite...
Thanks for the advice. I don’t think it’s anything to do with the substrate as i recently changed his substrate and it’s a completely different one now and he was doing it before it was changed. Also his temps are normal.
My tortoise seems to be rubbing his leg on his shell, I’ve seen him do it maybe 2 or 4 times. I don’t know if it’s normal or not but it’s almost as if he has an itchy leg and is trying to scratch it on his shell. I don’t know if it’s anything to do with his substrate, but he’s not on sand or...
That’s awesome! I saw loads on the side of the road while I was driving earlier, I plan to go on a walk tomorrow to get some, he absolutely loves the leaves I already found and I’m quite glad he does!