Necrodancer89
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I came here for some help concerning my two Russian Tortoises who I have just realised that I have been sadly neglecting all these years.
So I've had my two tortoises for over ten years (One female - around 6.5 in and one male - around 4.5 in), and truth be told I did not research enough on how to take care of them before getting them (I was 10 at the time) and only now have I just realised how poorly I have been taking care of them all these years. It breaks my heart to know that I was almost borderline abusing (I have had them in a 1.5 ft by 4 ft glass aquarium) them and now I want to try and turn things around as soon as possible.
So my question is how should I go about getting them a new enclosure, should I buy two new ones (Found out that they should be kept separately) or should I just build two new ones and if so what size(s)?
Please give me some advice because I really want to improve things for them
Things I cannot do:
1. Outside enclosure (Too cold where I live).
2. Sizes of enclosures cannot accumulate to be more than 8 feet long or 3 feet wide (Maybe I can do 9 ft).
P.S: Is there a site that should I go to for helpful advice concerning the health of my tortoises such as their diet (I give them a half a lettuce a day) as well as what to put in the new enclosure? In the mean time I will be researching.
Thanks for the help!
So I've had my two tortoises for over ten years (One female - around 6.5 in and one male - around 4.5 in), and truth be told I did not research enough on how to take care of them before getting them (I was 10 at the time) and only now have I just realised how poorly I have been taking care of them all these years. It breaks my heart to know that I was almost borderline abusing (I have had them in a 1.5 ft by 4 ft glass aquarium) them and now I want to try and turn things around as soon as possible.
So my question is how should I go about getting them a new enclosure, should I buy two new ones (Found out that they should be kept separately) or should I just build two new ones and if so what size(s)?
Please give me some advice because I really want to improve things for them
Things I cannot do:
1. Outside enclosure (Too cold where I live).
2. Sizes of enclosures cannot accumulate to be more than 8 feet long or 3 feet wide (Maybe I can do 9 ft).
P.S: Is there a site that should I go to for helpful advice concerning the health of my tortoises such as their diet (I give them a half a lettuce a day) as well as what to put in the new enclosure? In the mean time I will be researching.
Thanks for the help!