mijojr
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Hi everyone! My name is Jerad and live in South Dakota. I ordered my Russian tortoise from Reptiles By Mack a couple months ago. I thought it said captive bred Russians, but I guess I should of got the hint since they were selling teenagers/grown up ones. Oh well, I love him anyways! I am pretty sure he is a male since his tail is long, but I'll let you guys decide. He is 4.5 to 5 inches long. For some reason he will only eat live plants. He eats weeds that grow outside, and a couple tortoise safe plants that are in his enclosure. I tried to feed him other stuff, but he is very picky! He is slowing down a bit since winter is approaching. Some days he will stay buried all day, others times he will get up and have a snack. I think this is normal tortoise behavior but I'll leave it to the experts. I also have a leopard gecko and a Chinese water dragon. Right now he is in a 6-7 foot by 2-3 foot enclosure, but I hope to build a new one soon. His substrate is potting soil/sphagnum moss/coconut fiber. His temps are around 88 in the basking spot and 70-74 on the cool spot. I might have to add another light to bring the heat up. That reminds me, how do you position a light without a clamp? I don't really like clamps as I heard that they are prone to falling! Any advise is appreciated! Enjoy the pics! (please tell me if they don't show up) 
. yes he is a male. also in the second to last pic i see another tort. does another tort share an enclosure with him?
