Hi! I recently adopted a russian tortoise, believed to be male, not sure how old. His name is Scooter, he isn’t very big. I’ve had him for a little over a month now, and some days I feel like I’m not feeding him enough. I usually give him a pretty big handful or two of food every day, sometimes...
Hi thank you for the suggestion! He seems to be very healthy at the moment, but will definitely keep an eye out for anything off. Thank you though for sharing your personal experience and giving advice! It helps a lot, especially being a new tortoise owner.
Hi again! I have a few questions/asking for advice! I have (what we believe to be a male) russian tortoise! I got him a little over 24 hours ago from petsmart. I’ve done tons on research on the testudo genus, russian tortoises themselves, and how to care for them as well as keeping them indoors...
Hi thank you so much for the thoughts and advice! I will leave below a picture of his eye and the bulb I use for you to see. Please please tell me if I’m doing/using anything wrong and let me know then what to use. I was told 75 wattage will be okay as he’s tiny but was also told as he gets...
Hi thank you so much for replying! Thanks for the advice! I’ll attach a photo below of the light I’m using. I was told 75 wattage will do as he’s tiny but when he gets bigger I was told to use 100 wattage. Please give me any advice you have, if I’m using the wrong wattage/bulb, and what then to...
Hello! I recently purchased this testudo tortoise from pet smart! No information on the age, sex, or specific species, besides testudo genus. I’m a new tortoise owner and was wondering if anyone was able to tell what exact species of testudo tortoise this is? I also wondering if anyone could...