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Apple slices have to much sugar for a Russian tort. They can't handle all that sugar.

It's amazing!

Beautiful tort! Great job!

Best of luck with your breeding.

It doesn't have to be 4X8 as long as you have the 32 square feet. My husband built mine in an "L" shade that fit the room. It is 2ft wide in some places and 3ft wide in others and long. It has made it easy to clean as I can reach all the areas. Once summer with warm weather arrives My Russian...

I really enjoyed reading all about your Russian torts. Thank you for sharing.

This forum has wonderful information that will help you with your tort. Follow it and you will have a happy tort. Welcome, and the best to you in rescuing this tort.

Sweet Babies!

So very glad to hear you are home. Take good care of yourself. This is a good reminder for all of us to make sure family members know how to care for our tortoises.

Welcome to this forum. This is a great place to learn what is best for your tortoise. Sometimes the winter months make it hard to find nice weeds, etc. from outdoors for your tort to eat. I look for endive, radicchio, collard greens, spring mix, kale, romaine, etc. in the store. Get a good mix ...

How sad. Sorry for your loss.

Cathy welcome to this wonderful forum. You have done a wonderful job with your outdoor enclosure.

Carol, how is your little baby Russian with the large egg sac doing?

Well said and so very true.

When I first got my Russian as a baby, I worried a lot. This forum helped me. I can't say enough about this forum. If you follow the advice given here your worries will fly out the window. The people here are filled with experience. Listen to them. My Russian is now 3 yrs old and I have...

Very nice pictures. Can't wait until it warms up here, so my Russian can go outside.

It's nice hearing about everyone's Russian. I have a pretty sweet girl. She is always curious about what I am doing in her enclosure. She'll come over and smell my hand and then crawl up into it.

I am by far not a story teller, but I would like to share my experience with my Russian this last winter. Merlina will ne 3 yrs. old this June. She weighs 570g and is about 5 and a half inches. Merlina is a very friendly Russian and I enjoy her a great deal. I live in Idaho Falls, Id. where...

I, also, enjoy seeing all the pictures of your Russians. I sure enjoy my Russian.

Please follow the care sheets Tom posted. It will help your Russian tort a lot. I know the care sheets have been a big help with my Russian. Very good information.