RascalMama
New Member
A few weeks ago my family adopted a 3-4 year old Russian Tortoise from a summer camp. We named him Tuck and I came to the forum to ask for help learning how to care for him. I am so grateful for all the replies and wanted to post an update.
Tuck is settling in nicely to his new home. He's been pretty active in spurts throughout the day and is enjoying his new surroundings. We eventually settled on a 4ft x 13 inch tank we found for super cheap on Facebook. Not ideal but I wanted something I could lock at night (my eldest son is severely autistic and doesn't quite grasp Tortoise safety just yet...but he's super excited about learning [emoji6]) Also, our buddy was initially kept in a very small tank so this was already a vast improvement. We then added a loft and a ramp for him as well as some slate, some live plants to nibble on and a reptile calcium block, thermometers, humidity gauge, and better lights. I tracked down a supermarket that sold dandelion greens and have been feeding him that with a little mazuri to supplement. Still looking to make some updates and changed for our newest family member but it's been fun learning about and caring for him. Any ideas and suggestions are appreciated!
Tuck is settling in nicely to his new home. He's been pretty active in spurts throughout the day and is enjoying his new surroundings. We eventually settled on a 4ft x 13 inch tank we found for super cheap on Facebook. Not ideal but I wanted something I could lock at night (my eldest son is severely autistic and doesn't quite grasp Tortoise safety just yet...but he's super excited about learning [emoji6]) Also, our buddy was initially kept in a very small tank so this was already a vast improvement. We then added a loft and a ramp for him as well as some slate, some live plants to nibble on and a reptile calcium block, thermometers, humidity gauge, and better lights. I tracked down a supermarket that sold dandelion greens and have been feeding him that with a little mazuri to supplement. Still looking to make some updates and changed for our newest family member but it's been fun learning about and caring for him. Any ideas and suggestions are appreciated!