Got my russian tortoise about 14 months ago, and he has been perfectly happy until about the last 2 months.
Now he burries himself in his hide, and won't come out. I basically force him to come out one a week to soak and offer food, but he goes right back in.
Any thoughts?
I know he has...
Hi all! I have a Russian tortoise and we've had him about 1 year.
I'm concerned with the way his shell is looking...
Can anyone tell me if this is normal or if I should seek a reptile vet?
He is active and eating normally. We add calcium powder to his food and he gets regular baths/soaks...
We have a "patio" area under the deck, that is almost all shade (except for a few feet of space)
There are no plants at the moment. But that could easily change
I have had our Russian boy since February and I have come to terms with the fact that our tank just isn't big enough...
I am thinking about making him an outdoor enclosure, but not sure if this would be ok for him?
I live in Virginia and we do get snow, but not usually a lot.
We have a deck...
Thank you
And we don't put water in that dish, i take him out to soak him in a shallow container. Thats usually where we put his food, but he decided today that he wanted to climb in and out if there too lol
I will look into a larger terrarium for him
I've had my russian guy since February, and about 2 months ago. We added a rock cave like structure to his tank. This guy has tried day in and day out to climb to the top! Falling down every time...
So I moved a few things around and he has spent ALL day going back and forth, up and down!
Is...
Hi! Weve had our little Russian Tortoise since March. Got him from a local seller at a reptile show. My boys named him "Tiddles".
We had him in a huge (home made) box tank. I had a combination heat/uv light, hides, several different ground types, ect.
He disnt seem happy... he just started...