Cleopatron
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Hello forum!
I recently just picked up a (4.5 inch) russian tortoise at a reptile convention. I'm ashamed to say he was an impulse buy. I went there for a crested gecko/ leopard gecko and came out with Maui. I was really interested in tortoises as a teen(especially redfoot) but in college I moved into a townhouse with no fenced backyard and tucked the thought away and got a Roasy Boa named Sinbad. 4 years later (present)I get a baby bearded dragon and get bit with reptile fever I guess, cause 5 months later I'm looking for another!
At the convention I brought along my boyfriend, which was mistake #1. The whole entire time he's telling me stories of his old tortoise (who wandered away after gardeners left their fence open 2 times) and that spark the long lost flame of my tortoise love. So, we wander around, me becoming more indecisive as the hour goes on, and finally stop at a place selling Russians and Redfoots. I ask if they were WC they said yes, so I moved on.
Stop #2 was another breeder with a lot of Russians in a tote. I asked if they were WC and he jumped around the question. Saying that they could be because they're easy to breed. I was put off by his evading so I continued looking at the cresties next to them. My boyfriend on the other hand was wiggling his finger at one of the Russians, who was trying his hardest to climb over the others to get to the moving appendage. Next thing I know I hear "congratulations it's a boy" and now I have a Russian tortoise in my home...
So his current setup. It's a kiddie pool with 85% topsoil, 15% sand. I'm using a 150 watt PowerSun(other suggestions?). He has access to some walk room outside his pool gated off. Only reptiles in this house, so no kids or dogs or cats. I have calcium powder and reptile vitamins from my beardie. I'm about to get him a cuttlebone soon though.
Personality wise, he is very fearless and inquisitive right off the bat! On the ride home, he let my boyfriend rub his head, and got handfed dandelions. He has no issue with handfeeding at all. However in the morning, he's scratching at his poolside. When I bring his breakfast he stops. Is something wrong there? Or does he just want food?
I recently just picked up a (4.5 inch) russian tortoise at a reptile convention. I'm ashamed to say he was an impulse buy. I went there for a crested gecko/ leopard gecko and came out with Maui. I was really interested in tortoises as a teen(especially redfoot) but in college I moved into a townhouse with no fenced backyard and tucked the thought away and got a Roasy Boa named Sinbad. 4 years later (present)I get a baby bearded dragon and get bit with reptile fever I guess, cause 5 months later I'm looking for another!
At the convention I brought along my boyfriend, which was mistake #1. The whole entire time he's telling me stories of his old tortoise (who wandered away after gardeners left their fence open 2 times) and that spark the long lost flame of my tortoise love. So, we wander around, me becoming more indecisive as the hour goes on, and finally stop at a place selling Russians and Redfoots. I ask if they were WC they said yes, so I moved on.
Stop #2 was another breeder with a lot of Russians in a tote. I asked if they were WC and he jumped around the question. Saying that they could be because they're easy to breed. I was put off by his evading so I continued looking at the cresties next to them. My boyfriend on the other hand was wiggling his finger at one of the Russians, who was trying his hardest to climb over the others to get to the moving appendage. Next thing I know I hear "congratulations it's a boy" and now I have a Russian tortoise in my home...
So his current setup. It's a kiddie pool with 85% topsoil, 15% sand. I'm using a 150 watt PowerSun(other suggestions?). He has access to some walk room outside his pool gated off. Only reptiles in this house, so no kids or dogs or cats. I have calcium powder and reptile vitamins from my beardie. I'm about to get him a cuttlebone soon though.
Personality wise, he is very fearless and inquisitive right off the bat! On the ride home, he let my boyfriend rub his head, and got handfed dandelions. He has no issue with handfeeding at all. However in the morning, he's scratching at his poolside. When I bring his breakfast he stops. Is something wrong there? Or does he just want food?
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