Hi!

HugoMr.D · Mar 28, 2015

Hi! My name is Savannah. I am studying Zookeeping Technology, and hope to be an elephant keeper one day. I have a Russian tortoise named Hugo. His favorite food is romaine lettuce and he enjoys being rubbed near the back of his shell and on his chin. My younger brother has a box turtle named Mr. Daniel. His favorite food is strawberries and mealworms. We also have two dogs, a chocolate lab named Roxy and a miniature pinscher named Lucky, a freshwater fish tank, a european nightcrawler farm, and three cacti.

kathyth · Mar 28, 2015

Welcome to the forum!! We have great information on the best care of all species of tortoises / turtles.
We would love to see pictures of all of your animals.

Tidgy's Dad · Mar 28, 2015

Hello to you Savannah, Hugo and Mr. Daniel and welcome to the wonderful tortoise forum. Romaine lettuce shouldn't be his principal food,but is ok as part of a balanced diet. have a look at the information on Russians under the Mediterranean tortoises section here.
Be careful of the dogs too, as we've had many horror stories here of dogs chewing tortoises as soon as you turn your back. Even the sweetest natured dogs will see a tortoise as a chew toy.
We'd love to see pictures of your tortoise and turtle and their enclosures. We all love pictures here.
Have a look round, learn and have fun.
I actually owned an Indian elephant when I lived in Thailand and he was wonderful. They're very intelligent animals and extremely affectionate. I was responsible for several others at one time too.
Good luck with your dream

Blakem · Mar 28, 2015

Welcome! Do you give any supplements to your Russian? Is it kept indoors/outdoors? How big is your area? Russians need a lot of space to roam and are great climbers. At night, and in the winter, mine stays in a 3x3, two story enclosure. When it's warmer in the afternoon, he's in a 12 feet by 5 feet area.

Yvonne G · Mar 28, 2015

Hi Savannah, and welcome to the forum! I got a chuckle out of the fact that you included your cacti in your animal grouping. I keep cacti too.

TortsNTurtles · Mar 28, 2015

Welcome!!

HugoMr.D · Mar 28, 2015

kathyth said:
Welcome to the forum!! We have great information on the best care of all species of tortoises / turtles.
We would love to see pictures of all of your animals.

Hi there! I attached some pictures of my animals; the first one is Hugo, second is Mr. Daniel, third is Roxy and Lucky, and the last three are some of my many fish. Thank you for the nice welcome - I look forward to learning lots from the forum!

HugoMr.D · Mar 28, 2015

Yvonne G said:
Hi Savannah, and welcome to the forum! I got a chuckle out of the fact that you included your cacti in your animal grouping. I keep cacti too.

Hi! What kind of cacti do you keep? I have elephant bush and moon cactus (I have the variation lacking chlorophyll, so it is bright orange).

HugoMr.D · Mar 28, 2015

Blake m said:
Welcome! Do you give any supplements to your Russian? Is it kept indoors/outdoors? How big is your area? Russians need a lot of space to roam and are great climbers. At night, and in the winter, mine stays in a 3x3, two story enclosure. When it's warmer in the afternoon, he's in a 12 feet by 5 feet area.

Hi! I give Hugo a calcium supplement weekly. I keep him in a 3 feet by 2 feet enclosure, and take him outside whenever it is warm enough. One day I would like to build him an outdoor enclosure.

HugoMr.D · Mar 28, 2015

Tidgy's Dad said:
Hello to you Savannah, Hugo and Mr. Daniel and welcome to the wonderful tortoise forum. Romaine lettuce shouldn't be his principal food,but is ok as part of a balanced diet. have a look at the information on Russians under the Mediterranean tortoises section here.
Be careful of the dogs too, as we've had many horror stories here of dogs chewing tortoises as soon as you turn your back. Even the sweetest natured dogs will see a tortoise as a chew toy.
We'd love to see pictures of your tortoise and turtle and their enclosures. We all love pictures here.
Have a look round, learn and have fun.
I actually owned an Indian elephant when I lived in Thailand and he was wonderful. They're very intelligent animals and extremely affectionate. I was responsible for several others at one time too.
Good luck with your dream

Hi! I posted some pictures of my animals in a reply to kathyth, if you would like to see. Thanks for the welcome!

newCH · Mar 28, 2015

Hello & welcome !
love your pics !

TortsNTurtles · Mar 28, 2015

Hugo and Mr. Daniel are adorable! I love Russians and box turtles!

Tidgy's Dad · Mar 28, 2015

HugoMr.D said:
Hi! I posted some pictures of my animals in a reply to kathyth, if you would like to see. Thanks for the welcome!

Bless you thanks very much, these are super pics.

Grandpa Turtle 144 · Mar 29, 2015

Hello Savannah welcome to the TFO from AZ . Torts rule ! Why no Picts of the cacti ?

kathyth · Mar 29, 2015

Great pictures! Thanks for posting them.
The tortoise, turtle, dogs and fish are beautiful!

bouaboua · Mar 29, 2015

Hello and Welcome to the forum! ! !

HugoMr.D · Mar 31, 2015

Grandpa Turtle 144 said:
Hello Savannah welcome to the TFO from AZ . Torts rule ! Why no Picts of the cacti ?

Hi! Thanks for the welcome! What kind of tortoises do you have? I attached some pictures of the cacti (the first one is a moon cactus, and the second is elephant bush) as well as the aquatic plants in my fish tank.

HugoMr.D · Mar 31, 2015

TortsNTurtles said:
Hugo and Mr. Daniel are adorable! I love Russians and box turtles!

Thank you!

Grandpa Turtle 144 · Mar 31, 2015

HugoMr.D said:
Hi! Thanks for the welcome! What kind of tortoises do you have? I attached some pictures of the cacti (the first one is a moon cactus, and the second is elephant bush) as well as the aquatic plants in my fish tank.

Thank you for asking I have 3 Eygptions , 23 leopards , 2 pancakes , 9 Russians , 5 AZ Deserts , 3 marginals , 5 greeks , 8 Hermanns , 2types box turtles , and 5 different types of water turtles . Torts are like " Lays Chips " cannt eat just one !

Yvonne G · Mar 31, 2015

HugoMr.D said:
Hi! What kind of cacti do you keep? I have elephant bush and moon cactus (I have the variation lacking chlorophyll, so it is bright orange).

I have a very large collection consisting of many different species, but my special interest is in the Euphorbia family, and the plants from Madagascar.

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