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Hi. So glad I found this forum. I am VERY new to tortoises. A week ago, I inherited a 5 yr old Russian from my sister. They had her in a 50gal glass aquarium with pine shavings. After doing a lot of self teaching on the subject, I have found that that is not the best home for a tort! We already had a 75gal tank (I used to have a terrarium/aquarium) so we put her in that with wrapping paper wrapped around the sides For a visual barrier (did they not notice how she wacked her head agains the glass all the time?) and I've put in cypress mulch and coconut mulch as a substrate. ANYWAY we are building a tort table this weekend for her and I've put a temporary outdoor area for her which she seems to love. I could use any suggestions on how to help her because she's so used to being in that glass tank and never being held so she just walks along the board walls of the outside area and she goes into her shell when I go near her. Thanks and I'm happy to be here!!
Jacqui
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Jacqui
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA