Things to put inside my russian tortoise enclosure?

[zacheyp]

Hello all,
I was wondering what type of things i can put in my russian tortoise enclosure. Right now all i have is bowls and a half log. Thanks

 

[JoesMum]

Plants, edible ones

rocks and stones for climbing over and wearing down his claws

Maybe make a mound or a cave...

 

[Laurie]

You can also add more substrate to make it extra deep. They love to burrow.

 

[zacheyp]

anything else?

 

[Eweezyfosheezy]

Is this going to be inside or outside?

 

[zacheyp]

Inside

 

[LLLReptile]

Try stacking some pieces of cork bark in a corner. Moss in and around the half log. Extra half logs. A piece of wood or stacked stones they can climb on - tortoises in the store find creative ways to climb on things.

Try silly things for them to check out, just as enrichment. Paper bags, cardboard boxes with food in them, balls they can push around - people under estimate how curious and silly tortoises can be. Don't leave anything in there that might be harmful for them to eat, and remove the "toys" when you're not around to watch them.

-Jen

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

How large an enclosure?

 

[Edna]

I put big chunks of cottonwood bark in my enclosures. My torts climb on or dig under, by turns. They also sometimes gnaw on it, though I've not seen them bite off anything larger than a crumb.