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I've almost had my two Russians for a year now. They have been in the same cage for a few months and they are doing well together. The male had a bad infestation of worms when I got him and he is almost back to normal. He is eating a lot more than he had been and is much more active than he had been. He has grown a small amount (1/4 inch) but when I pick him up he feels kind of light still. Anyone else have a Russian who took months to return to normal?
The female is very healthy and has really grown a lot since I've had her, 1 inch SCL, and just seems to be bigger in all dimensions. She eats like a pig.
The tortoises eat together at times and also bask together, but usually sleep separately. One goes under a log, and the other one sleeps out in the open, and they will switch who gets the log, even though there are other logs, only one gets slept in, weird huh? There has been no mating, but I didn't really expect any quite yet. The enclosure is six feet long, but the tortoises usually stay in the end with the lamps, since it is winter and the room gets as cold as 58 degrees at night and is around 68-72 degrees during the day. I will be getting another female to add to the group soon, and maybe later this year my male might be feeling well enough to mate.
I wonder about one thing. They are two different sub-species, and the male is very dark, what some would call a black Russian, and the female is a very light specimen. I wonder if this will matter? I'll post some pictures later.
The female is very healthy and has really grown a lot since I've had her, 1 inch SCL, and just seems to be bigger in all dimensions. She eats like a pig.
The tortoises eat together at times and also bask together, but usually sleep separately. One goes under a log, and the other one sleeps out in the open, and they will switch who gets the log, even though there are other logs, only one gets slept in, weird huh? There has been no mating, but I didn't really expect any quite yet. The enclosure is six feet long, but the tortoises usually stay in the end with the lamps, since it is winter and the room gets as cold as 58 degrees at night and is around 68-72 degrees during the day. I will be getting another female to add to the group soon, and maybe later this year my male might be feeling well enough to mate.
I wonder about one thing. They are two different sub-species, and the male is very dark, what some would call a black Russian, and the female is a very light specimen. I wonder if this will matter? I'll post some pictures later.