Cardboard hide?

[John Franzwa]

Can a Russian tortoise have a cardboard hide our will they eat it and get sick

 

[ZEROPILOT]

It'll be ok unless it gets wet and moldy.
It would be a fine quick house.

 

[John Franzwa]

Ok it's a Russian fort so the cafe isn't damp at all

 

[John Franzwa]

Cage*

 

[Yvonne G]

Russian tortoises benefit from a little humidity in the substrate. In the real world, they hit semi-moist earth when they dig down, and that's what you strive for in the captive world.

 

[wellington]

Actually, Russians need humidity just like other torts. So, a cardboard box would not be good, unless you make a warm humid hide and put the cardboard on a dryer end. Read the caresheet in the Russian section for the humidity

 

[John Franzwa]

Ok

 

[John Franzwa]

Actually, Russians need humidity just like other torts. So, a cardboard box would not be good, unless you make a warm humid hide and put the cardboard on a dryer end. Read the caresheet in the Russian section for the humidity

Ok cool should I mist her down daily or every other day or once s week or...

 

[wellington]

If it's an adult, a warm water soak once every two or three weeks. If a baby/hatchling under 2 I would do a daily to every other day warm soak. As for humidity, try to maintain around 50%

 

[Merrick]

What ever it takes to stay in the right humidity range

 

[John Franzwa]

If it's an adult, a warm water soak once every two or three weeks. If a baby/hatchling under 2 I would do a daily to every other day warm soak. As for humidity, try to maintain around 50%

Ok she's an adult and I soak her once or twice a week and she gets a varied diet

 

[John Franzwa]

If it's an adult, a warm water soak once every two or three weeks. If a baby/hatchling under 2 I would do a daily to every other day warm soak. As for humidity, try to maintain around 50%

The only humidity gauge I have is in a another tank and it says it's about 50!

 

[MPRC]

I use cardboard boxes on occasion with my Redfoot, but they really don't last. It's more of a last ditch effort thing.

 

[John Franzwa]

If it's an adult, a warm water soak once every two or three weeks. If a baby/hatchling under 2 I would do a daily to every other day warm soak. As for humidity, try to maintain around 50%

I just misted down the cage

 

[John Franzwa]

Russian tortoises benefit from a little humidity in the substrate. In the real world, they hit semi-moist earth when they dig down, and that's what you strive for in the captive world.

I don't have a humidity cage in that tank but I just misted down the tank