Hi all,
We've recently got a Russian horsefield tortoise, we got him because he was being kept in a small viv and felt really sorry for him. My boyfriend's made an open top enclosure, we've got a heat lamp one side at approx 35degrees and a UVB light on the other side with temp about 20 degrees (celsius) I've seen a lot of conflicting things about humidity, I've seen a few sites saying 60, but a few saying 30? Any help on this would be much appreciated. Also seen a lot of conflicting things on diet, he loves dandelion leaves so we've been giving him a fair few those and clover. He loves kale and red pepper but I've read kale should be once a week really and pepper as a treat. Also that romaine lettuce should be once a week. We try to keep some variety with a choice of foods, rose petals when we can. I've found it hard to find weeds bar dandelion and clover that are ok for him, or found it hard to identify them any tips on this would be brilliant. I haven't found any chicory yet. Can they eat standard garden grass!?
Poor little guy had a respiratory infection when we got him too but he's got his last dose of antibiotics today and seems to be much better, no sneezes for a few days now! Any advice would be brilliant there seems to be so much online it's hard to know what's 'right' thanks very much! Jenny
Ps he's called Darwin
We've recently got a Russian horsefield tortoise, we got him because he was being kept in a small viv and felt really sorry for him. My boyfriend's made an open top enclosure, we've got a heat lamp one side at approx 35degrees and a UVB light on the other side with temp about 20 degrees (celsius) I've seen a lot of conflicting things about humidity, I've seen a few sites saying 60, but a few saying 30? Any help on this would be much appreciated. Also seen a lot of conflicting things on diet, he loves dandelion leaves so we've been giving him a fair few those and clover. He loves kale and red pepper but I've read kale should be once a week really and pepper as a treat. Also that romaine lettuce should be once a week. We try to keep some variety with a choice of foods, rose petals when we can. I've found it hard to find weeds bar dandelion and clover that are ok for him, or found it hard to identify them any tips on this would be brilliant. I haven't found any chicory yet. Can they eat standard garden grass!?
Poor little guy had a respiratory infection when we got him too but he's got his last dose of antibiotics today and seems to be much better, no sneezes for a few days now! Any advice would be brilliant there seems to be so much online it's hard to know what's 'right' thanks very much! Jenny
Ps he's called Darwin