Recent content by Mr Buster

You did everything right. The only thing that struck me is the pine wood hide. Pine and cedar are toxic to Russian Tortoises and emit fumes when heated. I have two artificial wooden hides I think are ceramic. I keep all wood out. I cannot say that the pine would be a factor, but you might want...

It is illegal in the USA for a pet store to sell a tortoise that is less than 4". So that video is most likely from overseas, But it is not illegal here in the USA to process and ship tortoises overseas like that. But I have little doubt that the larger wild caught tortoises we get from...

Have the little black bug problem. My strategy is to take Buster out of the enclosure and then cook the bugs with a steam cleaner. Heat will kill insects because they have shells and the heat makes their guts swell inside the shell. I have had this bug problem with the toads too, because they...

Skin peeling in RTs is most likely due to low humidity level and not burning.

Put a picture of a Russian turtle on the package and cha-ching ! Go with the coco coir.

Buster will come out of his burrow and check his food dish when I walk towards his enclosure he cannot see through. He feels the vibrations of my footsteps. He associates it with food.

There are some people out there with as much or more experience than you have who disagree with you about glass. It took me about 5 minutes of watching Buster run into the glass to take him out of an aquarium. Mathew, if you have access to Amazon then you can watch a series of videos about...

I bought my deck box at Home depot. Assembly required. I ordered mine online and it was delivered free to a nearby store, You are looking at over $200. If you do not own a drill or won't buy one for assembly I would say forget it. The deck box is a Rubbermade. They are very good quality and...

You are not gonna want to hear this. No glass and no wood chip substrate. The tortoise cannot recognize the glass and will keep running into it. At some point there will be injury to the beak. The wood, well you can look it up. Some wood is toxic to the tortoise. I would recommend a plastic tote...

My vet told me D3. I really do not think the artificial sun light is enough. I don't think the D# in the powder is probably enough, but together is your best bet. Sunlight is the best.

Make certain your calcium powder has D3, too.

Merry Christmas.

I have no problem on the timothy hay. It seems to be Buster's favorite. Unfortunately I am allergic to it.

Unfortunately, Buster will not eat mazuri.

I meant to say I can get it for $3 more. $19.99.