catherineannaraye
New Member
Hi! Weve had our little Russian Tortoise since March. Got him from a local seller at a reptile show. My boys named him "Tiddles".
We had him in a huge (home made) box tank. I had a combination heat/uv light, hides, several different ground types, ect.
He disnt seem happy... he just started staying in one corner under his light and would bury himself almost ALL day and night.
So yesterday I brought home a 40 gallon terrarium with seperate basking and uva/uvb lights and I filled the whole thing with the substrate that was in his favorite corner of his old box.
Maybe he was just bored before? Because in less than 24 hours, hes very alert and exploring his new tank. His favorite spot is on top of a log. Under his basking lamp, but he used his new hide cave last night. He has been in his water dish. You can see hes digging around...nicholas more active
Just looking for any suggestions and advice
Ps- he is a picky eater. He loves romain lettuce... but when I try to feed him other greens (collards, arugula, dandelion, ect) he barely touches them...
We had him in a huge (home made) box tank. I had a combination heat/uv light, hides, several different ground types, ect.
He disnt seem happy... he just started staying in one corner under his light and would bury himself almost ALL day and night.
So yesterday I brought home a 40 gallon terrarium with seperate basking and uva/uvb lights and I filled the whole thing with the substrate that was in his favorite corner of his old box.
Maybe he was just bored before? Because in less than 24 hours, hes very alert and exploring his new tank. His favorite spot is on top of a log. Under his basking lamp, but he used his new hide cave last night. He has been in his water dish. You can see hes digging around...nicholas more active
Just looking for any suggestions and advice
Ps- he is a picky eater. He loves romain lettuce... but when I try to feed him other greens (collards, arugula, dandelion, ect) he barely touches them...