russian tortoise

Hi everyone! My name is Rebecca. I live in Northeastern Pennsylvania. My family is looking into getting a Russian Tortoise. The breeder says the tort will be about 5 inches big when we get him/her. I have been researching Russian tortoises for awhile now. Our indoor enclosure will be 3 feet long...

I have an aloe plant with many pups coming out. I want to know if I should transfer one of these pups into a pot and then into my russian tortoise enclosure. I'm afraid he'll it before it can grow. Thank you!

Hi everybody! I am new to this particular forum but look forward to meeting some fellow tortoise owners. Background: I have a rescue Russian tortoise who I quite literally found abandoned on a median here in Florida. She was clearly neglected in her previous home, having an incredibly...

My wife recently brought home a Russian Tortoise. When he first arrive two days ago he was active and eating. A day later and his eyes had closed and now wont open. He's stopped eating and generally doesnt move around much during the day. We were using a sand substrate but we switched to Coco...

Sorry this so lengthy, I'm just trying to be thorough... I work at a pet store and have been extra concerned for a male Russian Testudo tortoise, especially over the past 1-2 months. He is likely 2-3 years old has been so very unlucky. He was housed in a 20-ish gallon terrarium (our biggest...

Lucky's fine in his current setup (it's a bit small and I plan on making it bigger now that I have room) but I was also considering moving him outside. I'd need to pull up the grass and weed frequently but other than that, I wouldn't have problems keeping him outside since I have a big yard with...

Looking to adopt a Russian Tortoise that can be housed outdoors.

Hi, I recently adopted a 2 year old male russian tortoise. he’s been scratching at the walls since I got him a few weeksn ago so I looked up why and most people said it was because his enclosure was too small. I started out by putting him in a 40 gallon plastic container that i know was a...

My Russian tort Hank is in cypress mulch. I spot clean her enclosure (a wooden Zoo Med Tortoise House) daily after work. I will occasionally see very small whiteish almost light beige colored little bugs on remaining lettuce scraps or poop. I don’t see them in large quantities, usually a few...

My 5+ year old Russian tortoise lives outside in the PNW. He has thrived and has many areas of sunlight every single day and hot spots and areas where he can always stay dry. He has gone into hibernation the past few years and has done very well coming out of it, I always bring him inside when...