Thank you ill check it out!!
Slowly start putting the new food in little by little, I found that to work with mine! Also if you have them around, I like to pick dandelions and their leaves from outside, clean them good and they enjoy those as little snacks/treats! The leaves are great for them
Hello! The link above is a good read, ultimately you do have to take it little by little, I’d draw back on the carrots over time.
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Thank you so much!! we are moving in a week or so and he will be in a bigger enclosure but in the summer he's mainly outside and has much more space. I will also look into that product and those links!!Hello! The link above is a good read, ultimately you do have to take it little by little, I’d draw back on the carrots over time.
In terms of diet, variety is key, if heavily relying on store bought foods, amendments need to be made, A product we personally really like is the Arcadia optimized, it’s such a great way for getting more variety in, especially during the winter months when things are harder to grow, you soak each cube in water(quantities on packet) until it’s a mushy grassy texture, and add it on top of the fresh stuff, any left over can be stored in the fridge. Most tortoises love it, but it could take a while for him to get used to, they’re very stubborn by nature, so don’t worry if it takes weeks/months of attempts for him to eat it.
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You can look to websites like this for seed mixes and such
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I will warn your set up is much too small for an adult Russian, I’m going include some links below I think you’ll hopefully find useful
This thread covers correct equipment(uvb, heating bulbs, lighting etc, definitely double check bulb types, folks unfortunately sold the wrong ones often), correct levels, appropriately maintaining the humidity, safe substrates, there’s lots of visual examples for everything, and the tortoise table link
Housing adult Russian and Hermans indoors
Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...
This includes lots of inspiration for an adult set up both indoors and out! The indoor bit has some good ideas to tackle indoor space whilst still providing the needed roaming room! Check comments too, I’m always adding to it, I have a huge back log I need to add
Enclosure inspiration
Howdy folks! Hope everyone is well! As you all know, I’m a big fan of making threads that cater more towards visual learners like myself, I’ve really been wanting to create a thread full of adult enclosure inspiration for a while now, I’ve managed to find some great references over time! I do...
Lastly, this one here is probably most important to go over and keep on hand, it’ll help you avoid the wrong bulbs, substrates, housing etc, I always encourage double checking purchases on the forum too before buying
Common keeping errors
Hello everyone! I’d been a long time lurker on this site long before joining just under a year ago now, over that time I’ve seen these husbandry issues come up time and time again, sometimes with dire consequences☹️ I thought this thread might serve as a good visual guide for these common...
Hope they help! Never hesitate to ask any further questions! Welcome to the forum
Perfect! I look foreword to finding food outside for him when its not freezing lol
Yes at the moment he is but in a week or so we are moving him to a bigger enclosure.
