I've wanted a tortoise for years and finally got one a few days ago. It's a baby Russian tortoise. He (I think it's a he) is about two inches long from front to back of his carapace, and he weighs 42 grams. I chose a Russian after researching several "beginner" species and taking into account the fact that I live in a cold climate (we're getting our first snowstorm of the season tomorrow - oh joy.) and that he'll be indoors most of the time. I'm pretty sure I'm doing the right things for his husbandry, with the help of the caresheets in the Russian forum here. He seems to be doing fine, eating like a horse, spinning around in his soak dish, marching into his moist hide when he's tired of basking.
I'm going to post more details and pics on the Russian forum because I have a number of questions.
I'm going to post more details and pics on the Russian forum because I have a number of questions.
