I live in dubai, where it regularly gets over 50C in temperature, I just keep him outside near my pool where he sits under the slide usually to cool off, I need to know what to properly feed it for nutrition, how to make a proper enclosure, also one of his eyes seem to be blind, its cloudy and he can barely see out of it, it seems he is a rescue and I need to know how to take care of it
Need help taking care of russian tortoise, its a male and about 7 inches tall
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Also, it would be good to post a picture so we can verify the species for you.
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Could you send a picture of the cloudy eye?
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I would get these things sorted out first:
1. This would be the first course of action as it is so hot over there. Providing proper shade:
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2. Then I suggest you get a unglazed terracotta saucer (meant for plant pots) your tortoise can fit in and fill it with water.
3. When it is that hot I recommend soaking your tortoise daily in a high sided plastic container. Keep the water luke warm. Don't do this in direct sunlight to avoid overheating. I do mine for about 30 minutes.
1. This would be the first course of action as it is so hot over there. Providing proper shade:
The importance of DEEP shade
Ok, folks, we need to talk about SHADE. You have probably (hopefully) heard tortoise keepers talking about the fact that tortoises need "DEEP SHADE" to retreat into on a hot Summer day (really any day that has air temps above 80 degrees). What do we mean by "deep shade?" - this is NOT...
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2. Then I suggest you get a unglazed terracotta saucer (meant for plant pots) your tortoise can fit in and fill it with water.
3. When it is that hot I recommend soaking your tortoise daily in a high sided plastic container. Keep the water luke warm. Don't do this in direct sunlight to avoid overheating. I do mine for about 30 minutes.
