Below is my enclosure (lined with a shower liner/curtain) So I think my female russian is bored because she tries to climb the corners. A little while ago she actually flipped on her back by trying this. What can I do/add to keep her mind off trying to climb the corners? Thanks! (sorry if this...
My russian tortoises shell looks really dry and the 2 upper middle scutes look like they are gonna flake off. Its kind of hard to see because i have a crappy camera phone. But the 2 upper middle scutes look like theres a little space between the bottom of them and the carapace. Does this look...
I give her like 30 minutes in the sun supervised a day (gonna stop in the next few months since i live in new england) but when shes outside all she does is chow on mallow and plantain, she doesn't adventure. Then indoors she adventures trying to escape! im hopefully building her a bigger table...
I have my female Russian in a plastic under-the-bed storage bin (obviously its not under the bed now that shes in it. And she is constantly trying to climb the sides. The container is that white-seethroughish material that storage bins are sometimes made of. I understand they don't understand...
So I've heard Spring Mix is a good choice to feed tortoises. I have a Russian Tortoise and I just wanted to ask if the ingredients in the mix i picked up is okay to eat because i have seen spring mixes with different stuff. So is the following good to eat and a good variety for my Russian...
Looks great! Only suggestion I have is to maybe put a couple inches of tape or something opaque a few inches up the sides so that the tortoise knows it cant get out. Tortoises don't understand the concept of glass and will continue to bump into it.
So I read people saying to use a shower curtain or something of the like to line their indoor enclosures. I have 2 questions. 1) what is the liner for? 2) do you nail/staple the liner in or just place it?
I'm not much of a builder but I'm looking to build my Russian a permanent indoor enclosure. I was wondering if one of the nice people of the community could help me out? Could someone draw me up some plans for a 5'x3' wooden enclosure? And it would really be helpful if you included a list of...
i didnt try cause i didnt want to hurt her. I poked at it a little with one of those small eyeglass screwdrivers and it feels just as hard as the rest of her shell.