Jrob
Member
Here are a few observations about my Russians while outside. The male and two females have an outdoor enclosure 12 x 8 and the baby enclosure is 5 x 6. I only have them outside during daylight. These enclosures are temporary and will be making permanent enclosures next year based on my observations and ideas from this forum.
1. Way more active outside especially the baby. She sleeps much more inside.
2. It was misting the other day and all the tortoises stayed in the open instead of getting under cover. I give them baths, but they are not big fans of it. I will have to put them out when it is raining harder to see what they do.
3. It's funny in the big enclosure how the tortoises will go over each other instead of around the other tortoise. The two females are normally together, while the male is busy eating.
4. The baby (Lucky) gave me a heart attack the other day. I could not find her and with a secured top and no way for her to dig to the outside. Lucky dug under the transplanted weeds and was hiding in the dirt.
5. The tortoises are extremely active on cloudy days especially Lucky.
6. I have noticed the tortoises prefer certain hiding spaces over others. The one that is a mini underground cave is their favorite. Sometimes, I find all three but normally that is where my females are when it is time to go in for the night.
Every day is different with these guys. The last thing I can say is even a few hours a day outside will make a big difference in your tortoises's life.
1. Way more active outside especially the baby. She sleeps much more inside.
2. It was misting the other day and all the tortoises stayed in the open instead of getting under cover. I give them baths, but they are not big fans of it. I will have to put them out when it is raining harder to see what they do.
3. It's funny in the big enclosure how the tortoises will go over each other instead of around the other tortoise. The two females are normally together, while the male is busy eating.
4. The baby (Lucky) gave me a heart attack the other day. I could not find her and with a secured top and no way for her to dig to the outside. Lucky dug under the transplanted weeds and was hiding in the dirt.
5. The tortoises are extremely active on cloudy days especially Lucky.
6. I have noticed the tortoises prefer certain hiding spaces over others. The one that is a mini underground cave is their favorite. Sometimes, I find all three but normally that is where my females are when it is time to go in for the night.
Every day is different with these guys. The last thing I can say is even a few hours a day outside will make a big difference in your tortoises's life.
