first enclosure

[matty0071]

hi i have a 4 year old horsefield tortoise male called terance.I currently have him in a fish tank in order to keep the temp up the vet i recentlytook him to said he was underweight i wont be hibernating him this year because of this. i struggle with keeping the temp the same all the time i am not to sure what temps to keep or the ideal house for him i also live in england and what would be best to feed him to put weight on thanks
matty

 

[Balboa]

Hello!

I've never kept russians/horsfields but I I know alot of folks here do.

Looks like a decent care sheet here http://russiantortoise.org/care_sheet.htm

they're suggesting low 70's F with a 90-95 F Hotspot, so like 23 c with a 34 c or so hotspot, just from looking at a thermometer for conversion lol.

so basically room temps and humidity with a basking spot... no wonder they're so popular, that's pretty easy to do

hope this helps

 

[Yvonne G]

When I'm trying to put weight on a thin tortoise, I add veggies to his greens. So a bed of greens (a nice variety), then a few chunks of zucchini, some bell pepper, a bit of cactus and yellow squash. They'll eat just about everything that's sold in the produce section. You can occasionally grate some carrot over the whole plate of food.