russian tortoise attitude

I'm new to owning a tortoise. I did as much research as I could before getting her so I knew she would burrow. I provided extra substrate for her and she made sure to take advantage of it. She made a burrow for herself about 12 hours ago ( before night/bed time) and hasn't come out since. When...

Hi everyone, This is a really strange question but I’m looking for some advice! I will be getting a baby Russian tortoise soon and I want a female but I know that tortoises are very hard to sex when they’re very young. I’ve become really worried that I might end up with a male due to all the...

Water basking in his temporary home

My son got his girlfriend this little guy last year for her 20th birthday. Relationship has lasted almost two years but parents kicked the tortoise out within a few months. So we are raising a Russian tortoise which will out live us with no information except for what I have researched. Kai is...