2 very sweet Russian Tortoises up for adoption. They are about 10 years old and are very healthy. I can send pictures upon request. Southern California area (Palmdale).
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I have just received two 2015 Russian tortoises. They were incubated to be females(I know that this is not a 100% guarantee by any means). They both hold their tails to the side a bit, just as my larger male does. Just wondering if this means that they are definitely males?
Hi everyone. Glad to be here. My name is Karen and I live in the desert in southern California. I am a second grade teacher and have 4 kids of my own: 2 are in college (sniff), 1 in high school and 1 in middle school. I just purchased a very healthy male Russian Tortoise named Tank. He is very...
Jodie, thanks for the advice. The substrate is not that deep... only a couple of inches. I will change the water bowl as soon as I get to the store. I am a bit confused about how much moisture I need for the substrate. Some sites say that they need it pretty dry, others say that it should be...
Thank you! My hip took a week to heal (still a bit sore). Probably didn't help that I had to run around with my second grade class all week. I will certainly take your advice about the water in the substrate. How often should I do that?
We have been there several times. Some of their turtles/tortoises look okay, but the Russian tortoises that we saw looked unhealthy and my son noticed that their eyes looked crusty.