Russian hide help

[Noah101]

Do I need to make a burrow for my Russian adult Russian tortoise if I’m not planning on hibernating my tortoise ( I know the word isn’t hibernating but I forgot what the word was)

 

[Tom]

Do I need to make a burrow for my Russian adult Russian tortoise if I’m not planning on hibernating my tortoise ( I know the word isn’t hibernating but I forgot what the word was)

Brumation is the word you are looking for.

A burrow would be good for the tortoise to escape the mid day summer heat. A burrow would not be used for brumation.

What are your daily highs right now? How much shade does the enclosure get? Have you checked the temperature in the hide areas with a thermometer to make sure they are staying cool enough on hot summer days?

 

[Noah101]

Brumation is the word you are looking for.

A burrow would be good for the tortoise to escape the mid day summer heat. A burrow would not be used for brumation.

What are your daily highs right now? How much shade does the enclosure get? Have you checked the temperature in the hide areas with a thermometer to make sure they are staying cool enough on hot summer days?

It’s an indoor enclosure I forgot to say that if that changes anything

 

[Noah101]

Brumation is the word you are looking for.

A burrow would be good for the tortoise to escape the mid day summer heat. A burrow would not be used for brumation.

What are your daily highs right now? How much shade does the enclosure get? Have you checked the temperature in the hide areas with a thermometer to make sure they are staying cool enough on hot summer days?

Also dose the burrow need to be humid if so how humid

 

[Tom]

It’s an indoor enclosure I forgot to say that if that changes anything

No need for a burrow in an indoor enclosure, but it is still kind of fun to do if you can make it work.

Doesn't matter if it is humid or not for an adult Russian. I would make it lightly damp to avoid dust. Not wet. Just damp.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Again you absolutely can do if you wish, they will probably enjoy it! But it’s not a must😊

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

I made this thread recently if you fancy giving it a look over, might come in handy to keep referring to🙂

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...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[Noah101]

No need for a burrow in an indoor enclosure, but it is still kind of fun to do if you can make it work.

Doesn't matter if it is humid or not for an adult Russian. I would make it lightly damp to avoid dust. Not wet. Just damp.

Okay thank you this is so helpful!!

 

[Noah101]

I made this thread recently if you fancy giving it a look over, might come in handy to keep referring to🙂

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...

tortoiseforum.org

Thank you I will definitely read this