I very unexpectedly was put into a situation where I needed to rescue a recovering Russian tortoise. He had a tough run in with shell rot and the owner didn’t want to take care of it anymore I suspect it was due to the enclosure he was kept in as it was pretty much fully enclosed and very tiny for a full grown adult. That being said along with continuing medicating him I built him a significantly larger enclosure out of a book case with a significant amount of ventilation and proper lighting. I also have a slate for him to bask and grind his nails on, a slate for him to eat from, a water dish he can lay in and a hide on his cool side. I will be adding a hide on the warm side as well but I haven’t found one big enough yet. Besides that hide does anyone have any ideas on adding more for enrichment or if I am missing anything please let me know as I am very attached to this old man already! It’s crazy that he is most likely older than me! I included a picture that really shows the scarring on his shell if anyone sees anything strange about that as well please let me know!!! Oh and his name is Mulligan!
