Another quick add till you get your greens growing or for when you don't have a ton of greens are the dried greens from Kapidolo Farms, link below to a mix for Russian / Horsefields. They work to add fiber and nutrition to grocery greens when that's all you have to work with at certain times...
One thing that has helped me with my new Russian tort not eating much was to try hand feeding greens to my tort while she was soaking. I’d do that every morning, starting with a piece of her favorite green but slowly working in others. Going back and forth between the fave and other greens I...
@ZenHerper Thank you again. Sorry for the delayed reply – felt a little under the weather last week.
I did a bit more plant research and found a couple of sites that sell reptile friendly, organically grown plants, NEHERP and The Bio Dude, plus cutting from existing ferns and such I have...
@Yvonne G @wellington @ZenHerper
Thank you very much!!!
Here's some answers to your questions:
I do have a UVB. I was using a 22” T5 HO tube 10%, I think, but switched to an MVB last week because I just wanted to see if that might work given the lethargy. I took down the 2nd dome fixture I...
Hi Yvonne. Do you think I should remove the screen from the side where I now have the T5 HO tube is now? I had read about the mesh screens filtering the UVB but the screen on this enclosure has wider gaps, I would say about 1.5 cm squares, so I thought I’d be okay. I’ll remove it if you think...
Thanks for the reply Tortoisebreeder. I took my tort to the vet about two months in and found out she had worms. I’ve done two rounds of Panacur. Kept the enclosure cleaned out, using only puppy pads and shredded newspaper changed daily till about three weeks ago when I took another stool sample...
Thanks, Lyn! Really appreciate the reply. I’ve went thru the care sheets a bunch of times to fix the original bad info I got and keep tweaking as I read more here. I’ve been trying to control the humidity. I have a few temp and humidity gauges in the enclosure. The main area generally reads in...
After many bumps, bad advice from the pet shop, and my own fails learning as I go I think I have my tortoise in a fairly decent set up. I know it’s not ideal. I’m trying to figure out why my Russian tortoise lethargic all day and if I should just keep doing what I’m doing now and wait it out...
Hi. I need some advice again on my RT. Yesterday I noticed the two scutes are lifting. They're right next to the area where a scute or two are already missing from before we aquiered her. I've been doing some research and have read conflicting information. I wanted to check here before reaching...
Thank you for the insights and information, especially on the Panacur. I've steered clear of all fruits so far since I read they could cause parasite blooms. But I'm sure the original home that she came with, a tiny 30 gallon terrarium stressed my tort out. She was only in there a short time...
Thanks, Karen! Really really appreciate all of the advice. I never knew how much I could and would want to learn about tortoises just a couple of months. There are overwhelming moments but those are usually just went I feel like I'm doing something wrong.
Also thanks for the tip on the cactus...
So I've read thru as many of the past forum posts as I can to try to find the answer to my problem but I'm still not completely sure so I figured I'd post for advice. We've only had our Russian tortoise, Pinecone, for about 2 months now. We were told she's about 4 yrs old but no clue if that's...
Thanks, Yossarian! Really appreciate the advice and the link. I had read some others on this site but don't think I came across that one.
Thanks, Yvonne! Appreciate the advice on the hot oil treatment. Definitely going to try it out this weekend. PC is on the basking plate a lot but the light...
Hello. First timer here. I very recently acquired a Russian tortoise that I was told is probably around 4 years old. We’ve had her since December 31st. I’ve enmeshed myself on a crash course in learning absolutely as much as I can about Russian torts to make sure we give her a great home. Of...