Thanks. Does he appear to be full grown? I guess I need to measure him.Russian (male)
Thanks! I know nothing about this species so I'm trying to learn as fast as I can.Russian! Cute!!!
Thanks! He was living on grassland pellets so I'm trying to introduce weeds and greens.Herbivorous like your leopards but from temperate climate. He maybe fully grown I think. They stay pretty small. Yvonne will know.
I already have him. He was originally from a pet store.Where is he? How soon are you getting him?
Pearly - are you saying Tom is "exhausting" LOL!!Tom has really good Russian care sheets here somewhere. I'm sure you'll get pretty exhausting info there.
Hahaha!!! Right!Pearly - are you saying Tom is "exhausting" LOL!!
I was actually just reading it! I have to admit, the simplicity is kind of appealing compared to my Leopards. Not trying to imply they don't need the proper set-up and temps, it just seems like it is more straight forward than for the desert species. So do most people hibernate their Russians or not so much?I think the adults of this species need some night time temp drops but you know what I thing Tom has really good Russian care sheets here somewhere. I'm sure you'll get pretty exhausting info there. What I do clearly recall is that they are climbers and people have to cup off corners of their tort tables to keep those buggers from climbing out and falling. Oh, and they are also known to be aggressive to their own species and best to be kept alone
I don't think so. I think with hibernation you get into lots of technicalities and unless you really know what you're doing you can make your tort really sick. From what i understand it is not required or even "not recommended"I was actually just reading it! I have to admit, the simplicity is kind of appealing compared to my Leopards. Not trying to imply they don't need the proper set-up and temps, it just seems like it is more straight forward than for the desert species. So do most people hibernate their Russians or not so much?
Good to know, I'd rather not do it so I'm glad to hear that!I don't think so. I think with hibernation you get into lots of technicalities and unless you really know what you're doing you can make your tort really sick. From what i understand it is not required or even "not recommended"
@Yvonne G, what are your thoughts?So I'm obviously housing this tortoise separate from the Leopards, and I realize I need to have a quarantine period and sanitize in-between caring for the different species, but is there any benefit from having the tort checked by a vet since it was a pet store tortoise and could be wild caught? Or is a quarantine period sufficient?
So I'm obviously housing this tortoise separate from the Leopards, and I realize I need to have a quarantine period and sanitize in-between caring for the different species, but is there any benefit from having the tort checked by a vet since it was a pet store tortoise and could be wild caught? Or is a quarantine period sufficient?
So did you end up treating for the parasites?It is full of parasites. They do just fine with a lot of parasites in the wild but our vet didn't think it was critical (she wouldn't poop at her first visit).