Hi, I’m scrolling through old posts to find a non-reptile basking bulb. Does this wattage keep a good basking temperature for you? Not too hot? Tom says he uses a 65 watt, and I either find lower or wattages over 200. Thank you!
Thank you! I read through and just purchased both the herbal hay and a seed pack from tortoisesupply.com. I do still have lighting questions because I keep seeing conflicting things (mostly with uvb). The photos are the bulbs I am currently using in a two bulb zoomed lamp. I am planning to...
Hi, I noticed quite a few lines all around my Russian’s lower scutes. I don’t know much about growth and was wondering if they looked concerning of if I am being paranoid? They don’t feel any “softer” than the rest of her shell, but they feel like significant ridges.
Also less related, the...
I have a female Russian tortoise. I switched her lightbulbs about a month and a half ago. She used to have one 100 watt bulb and an infared 100 watt, but I switched to having two brighter white bulbs that I moved away from each other. She still uses an infared at night. Since changing the bulbs...
Hi! I’m still new to owning a tortoise and I have a question about feeding her. I give her the recommend amount of food every morning, but she’ll come over to the place I feed her later in the afternoon. Is she hungry? Should I give her a little bit more food?
Hi! I’m Noah and I’m new here! I just got my female russian tortoise yesterday from a previous owner and I have a few questions.
Firstly, is it normal for her to not be active at all? When we got home last night, it was clear she was cold from the ride home so she immediately went to the...