She has a 4x5 enclosure.
Temps
Basking: 95-97
CHE: 80-82
All over: 69-71
Night: not sure I can check tonight
-CHE is always on, basking is on for 13 hours a day. I have a 100 watt bulb in each
-I got her in mid June
Humidity right now is 60% - I have one of the circle gauges on the wall of her...
I have a 5-10 year old female Russian tortoise named Sprinkles. I got Sprinkles in mid June. Up until a few weeks ago she had a great appetite, eating most of the food I would put in her 8 inch terracotta dish, a very large handful. She eats mixed leafy greens and sometimes she gets radicchio as...
Sorry I’m just replying to this. Right now she has two tortoise tables put together. We know we will have to do a bigger enclosure as she gets older, but right now she’s only about 4 to 4 1/2 inches. Still not touching pellets or getting in water dish
Hi new tortoise owner here. I’ve had my 4.5 inch female Russian tortoise, Sprinkles, since Friday. From what I’ve read they usually have a great appetite and she doesn’t seem to be eating a lot,she eats her greens but doesn’t touch her dried flowers or pellets. Ive only tried pellets a couple...
Hi all, Im a new tortoise mom to a little Russian named Sprinkles. I looked up how to tell the gender of Russian tortoises and the owner of the exotic pet shop I got “her” from said she’s female as well. Just wanted your opinions. It doesn’t really matter im just curious! She is roughly 4.5...
Thank you so much! She just started basking so I’m going to take the temperature of her carapace when she’s been under there for a while. I ordered piece of slate to put under the basking spot, it should be here this week!
New tortoise mom here. I have the bulb that I posted a picture of. Under the bulb seems to be 85-90 on average. I have a tortoise table that is 12.4 inches high. I have the ceramic lamp piece that sits right on the mesh of the tortoise table. Should I get a 100 watt bulb instead?