Recent content by Dave B

Hi All, Our new Russian seems to be a picky eater. The only thing he seems to want to go for is radicchio We have offered Kale, Collards, Mustard Greens, Hibiscus, Lettuce and all manner of other things but he just seems to search out the Radicchio hiding in the mix and eat only this. From...

Hello All, Yesterday we moved our Russian into a new indoor enclosure. For substrate we are using a Kellog Organic Soil which we picked up at home depot (its more like a mulch than a soil), picture attached here and link to soil below...

Hello all, Im wondering if any of you are using thermostats to control your heat source / basking lamps? I would like to have the enclosure be as automated as possible . We see big swings in our daily temps here which have the potential to shift the basking lamp temps into the dangerous range...

Thank you all for the advice, i thought id post a few pictures of our little guy as well as the outdoor enclosure we are building, it is still a work in progress. Is there anyway to tell from his appearance whether he is wild caught or captivity bread? Also, for the enclosure, my plan is to...

Hello All, I am a new owner of a Russian and am going about getting his habitat setup correctly. We purchased at Petsmart (which we now realize may not have been the best idea) and store recommended a 20 Gallon Glass Teranium which is what he is currently occupying. After much reading and...