BorisTheWonderTort
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Hello tortoise forum!
My name is Grey and I have one tortoise called Boris. Boris is a Russian tortoise and is 6 months old. He is very large for his age but was started out horrifically. He was started out with a very pyramided shell and unfortunately, I was given poor information to care for him. I have now had him for 3 months and his pyramiding has gotten much better. He is definitely starting to smooth out from how he started when I got him. I think that my tortoise, like all others, deserves the right for better care. That’s why I’m here. I would like to know everything that there is to know about tortoise keeping, he is currently housed in a 4x2 ft vivarium with a reptibark substrate. I know that later down the line he will need a 4x8 ft enclosure but that isn’t necessary for him right now. I want him to be fully smooth like I see others and I had a few questions.
1. What should the cool side temperature be?
2. What should the warm side temperature be?
3. Does their skin naturally darken over time or will they remain their birth colour forever?
4. Does their shell colour change when their conditions change (e.g. more time outside equal browner and darker shell)?
5. How much should I feed a day? How much is too much?
6. Is 80% humidity too high for a baby Russian tortoise?
7. What does eye swelling look like and how to treat it?
8. How to detect and diagnose respiratory infections?
9. Will my Boris make a recovery and be as smooth as my goal or will he be forever looking like a Lego brick lol?
10. Until what age do you keep them in the enclosed Vivarium?
Advice and answers are always appreciated thanks very much. Sorry if I did something wrong with the forum I am very new to this and just trying to do what is best for my tortoise. Thanks all!
My name is Grey and I have one tortoise called Boris. Boris is a Russian tortoise and is 6 months old. He is very large for his age but was started out horrifically. He was started out with a very pyramided shell and unfortunately, I was given poor information to care for him. I have now had him for 3 months and his pyramiding has gotten much better. He is definitely starting to smooth out from how he started when I got him. I think that my tortoise, like all others, deserves the right for better care. That’s why I’m here. I would like to know everything that there is to know about tortoise keeping, he is currently housed in a 4x2 ft vivarium with a reptibark substrate. I know that later down the line he will need a 4x8 ft enclosure but that isn’t necessary for him right now. I want him to be fully smooth like I see others and I had a few questions.
1. What should the cool side temperature be?
2. What should the warm side temperature be?
3. Does their skin naturally darken over time or will they remain their birth colour forever?
4. Does their shell colour change when their conditions change (e.g. more time outside equal browner and darker shell)?
5. How much should I feed a day? How much is too much?
6. Is 80% humidity too high for a baby Russian tortoise?
7. What does eye swelling look like and how to treat it?
8. How to detect and diagnose respiratory infections?
9. Will my Boris make a recovery and be as smooth as my goal or will he be forever looking like a Lego brick lol?
10. Until what age do you keep them in the enclosed Vivarium?
Advice and answers are always appreciated thanks very much. Sorry if I did something wrong with the forum I am very new to this and just trying to do what is best for my tortoise. Thanks all!
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