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Yes, Sorry, 1/2x1/2 is what I meant :) I do a lot with hardware cloth so I have it all over. Now the stuff with the green pvc coating, would that be a no go? I am unsure with the lights and heat and all...

Tom, I need to make a lid for my inside enclosure as I have cats and they love sleeping under the lights. Past experience, they always slept with my RT as a kid. Anyway, I certainly don't want that again - though no harm came - specially with a hatchling. I was going to use the hardwire cloth...

AHHH! So the guy I guess just meant someone already had gotten them. He called me today, hoping I still wanted them as the guy was a no show and he was going to disassemble that evening because they are moving. I zoomed over there ASAP with my help since I just had surgery, loaded BOTH of them...

Thanks for the advice. Also I am getting all of the information from the russian tortoise hatchling care sheet on the forum.

I will be getting my hatchling soon, once I am done setting *everything* up. I have a couple questions though I can't seem to find on the forum... They are all age related... How oldish do they need to be when the humid box and 80* at night ends? How old until they can stay outside during...

MAN! I just need to vent!!!! I have been saving up for the products to make a tortoise table, I new it would be a few months. Well on craigslist out of the blue pops up two tortoise tables. They are beautiful! Big, bigger than I was building, AMAZING shape. Well made. FREE I was so stinking...

No confuse at all, I understand that perfectly, thank you!

I will be getting a Russian Tortoise and it will be a hatchling. I certainly know to avoid pet stores at all costs. I usually don't even shop there anymore. I am shopping online at amazon and petmountain. I've found the best prices at both. I did realize the "human" UVB bulbs for your house...

I am slowly starting to buy all of the products I need to set up my enclosure inside before I go hunting for my new friend. I was going to start purchasing lights today but realized I am a bit confused. Everything I have read is UVB, but they sell UVB and UVA in the reptile sections... I was...

This is my biggest love, Odin. He is my german shepherd. I absolutely love german shepherds, I grew up with them, actually k9 drug dogs as my dad worked for the police. They were the best and most loyal dogs. Since that that is all I (we) own. We still work on training them as well, which is...

Thanks for letting me know that, I had no idea! Chicken wire was what I was going to use. I have a lot of ducks and chickens so a lot of the building material I already have, thank goodness, makes it a tad easier.

I don't plan on doing any outside heat. He/She will only be out during the summer months. I will gladly upload some photos. Do you believe an outside run of 5ftx5ft for 3 to 4 months of the year is good size for a russian?

I would love any and all advice... I have my plans drawn out and my shopping list made. It is just going to be about 2 months to save up the money but after researching all I have and such this is what I have come up with the outside enclosure for my soon to be rescued Russian... I honestly...

The wheels are a wonderful idea! That way if the heat in the winter does mess too much with the inside of the enclosure I can wheel it away when the heater is on. Or just to a different location.

Well the windows don't really let that much sun in at all in that location. Maybe a small amount for an hour at the most. I was just thinking it would be nice with natural light. I know when we finally open up our big heavy curtains after a few days it makes the house so much more cheery. My...

I have 2 left over bricks of coconut fiber from my garden. It says it is for use in gardens and it was only $1 a brick. It is a heck of a lot cheaper than the pet store eco earth and what not. No where on it does it say it has any additives and when I used it in my actual garden it puffs up...

Russian Tortoise I am just in the planning stages for my new tortoise table. The last time I had one I had a lot more room - this time not so much. I have all the room I want for his outside enclosure but very small for his inside enclosure. I have an area I would really love to put him but...

Hello! My name is Robin and I am 24 years old. I live in Boise, Idaho. I am new to the forum and have had a blast reading a ton of information already. I happened upon this forum in my search for all the information I could about Russian Tortoises. I love animals and I absolutely love...