Russians roam several miles a day in the wild. They may be small but they require a lot of room. The minimum (yes minimum) recommended size for a Russian is 4'x8' (about 120cmx240cm). I'm sure that's way to big to put into your dorm, much less move it to another dorm every few months. Just...
You've gotten a lot of good advise that you will hopefully follow. Have you gotten the thermometer yet? Your tort is still too small to breed viable eggs, they usually have to be around 6" or so. Please make sure that you can take care of the one you have before you bring more into this world...
Glad shes moving more. Sorry I haven't got to your question sooner, been off for a few days. Regular light bulbs provide UVA, what she needs is UVB, which provides the vitamins she needs.
You will need a UVB bulb very soon as well. What I would suggest is something like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Exo-Terra-Solar-Glo-160W-Reptile-Bulb-UVB-Basking-Heat-Lizard-MVB-Mercury-Vapor-/360567821610
This bulb is a combo heat and UVB bulb so you get the best of both worlds. It cost...
That does work, I want to say it's something high in vitamin A (but I am probably wrong about that). I think it was squash that I used because the content was higher than carrot, but it's been a while since I've had to do that. I freaked out the same way when one of the three I got wouldn't eat...
One thing to add to all the great advice here. He may not eat for several days or weeks even if you get the temps right. They need time to settle in a bit to their new home and it sounds like there have been several changes in this guys housing the last few days. Just work on getting your...
Hello all, and thanks again for your responses. I just thought I'd update everyone on how April is doing. The vet wanted to see her in two weeks after putting the prolapse back in and a stitch in it, well, the day before I was supposed to take her back in she prolapsed again. The vet put it back...
Weird...........really weird. LOL. Now that's all I'm going to pay attention to now. I have five Russians and they seem to scatter in all directions as soon as I set them down in the yard.
Please do your research on here first and make sure you can take proper care of it. I'd hate to see it for from bad to.....just as bad. They are great little characters, I have five of them. You can buy a 50 gallon rubbermaid tote for around 20 bucks to use as an enclosure for now. You'll need...
Hello and welcome! She should have a basking light that's about 95 degrees to warm her. It sounds like you have some kind of heat lamp since you said it's a 100 watt bulb, but you need to know whether it's just a heat bulb, a uvb bulb, or a combo bulb. You also NEED to know what the temps are...