Hello fellow tortoise lovers and owners!!! I'm very excited to finally be on the forum! I live in upstate New York, and I don't really feel comfortable sharing my real name with all of you yet. Anyway, I have 5 inch male Russian tort named Kiwi. I'm not able to upload any pictures now because I am on a computer, but I will try to post pictures when I can. I'm a new owner and have a few questions.
I was wondering if Kiwi's enclosure is ok. It's a 40 gallon tank. I've heard that tanks stress tortoises out cause they can see through the glass and think they can walk further, but they can't. To try to prevent this, I put two pieces of felt at either end of the tank, but I don't know if that's enough. Should I get an enclosure that he can't see through?
My next question is should I get a companion for Kiwi? I read that tortoises like having a friend in their enclosure. If that is true, should I consider getting another Russian tortoise?
Anyway, thank you for feedback (if I get any) and I'm happy to be here with people who are as passionate about tortoises as I am!!!
-Kiwi_04
I was wondering if Kiwi's enclosure is ok. It's a 40 gallon tank. I've heard that tanks stress tortoises out cause they can see through the glass and think they can walk further, but they can't. To try to prevent this, I put two pieces of felt at either end of the tank, but I don't know if that's enough. Should I get an enclosure that he can't see through?
My next question is should I get a companion for Kiwi? I read that tortoises like having a friend in their enclosure. If that is true, should I consider getting another Russian tortoise?
Anyway, thank you for feedback (if I get any) and I'm happy to be here with people who are as passionate about tortoises as I am!!!
-Kiwi_04