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It is hard to see but there is a half log slightly burried into the ground in the second pic. He loves it and goes there every night.

In the second picture there is a log that is partially into the ground. It is facing the heat lamp so I think it gets a bit warm in there. My room stays around 75 farenheit and the basking area is 90-105 depending on where he is on the mountain. At night I have a space heater so it doesn't get...

I have had My Russian tortouse Dobby for about a week now. I think this is the way his enclosure will stay for a while and that amount of food is what I have been giving him daily. I Also give him daily 10 minute soaks. Does everything seem alright with how this has been set up? I am going to...

That is a good idea. Are you sure it keeps all of the cats, birds and other predators out?

Okay thankyou. I will veto my park idea. I was going to make an outdoor enclosure for him to stay in while I played drums. To do this I was going to cut out the lid of a rubbermaid bin and add fencing to keep out predators. Would a rubbermaid bin be too insulated and overheat? I was going to put...

Whenever I research suitable temperatures to take a tortoise outside, they always say something like "anything hugher than 70". I live in Arizona and it can sometimes get to 120 degrees. I have a hatchling and was going to take him to the park across the street from my house everyday to graze...

I believe the easiest way you could do it is to buy a large table off of goodwill and slap some wood on the sides.

Thankyou, this was very helpful. I have not researched the benefits of hibernating nor what it entails, but I will wait a few years.

Hi! I am getting a new hatchling Russian tortoise and I want to know what temp his basking spot should be. I have heard anywhere from 95-105. Also, what temperature should the rest of his enclosure be? My house will naturally be 78-81 degrees, so the coolest part of his enclosure would probably...

I have some olants growing by my home and need to know which ones are poisonous and which ones are edible. Thankyou!

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I see. Thank you for the info. I feel overprotective, but I am so scared he will end up on his back and stuck. I will just have to deal with my fears and do what evrryone here says is best.

Nice. I have been looking into gettinf a prickly oear for my yard and some spider plants to out in some pots (or in my case tin cans with holes in the bottom). I also have some plants at my local park I want to know If I can feed him. I looked them up on all the databases but I can't find any...

I was going to use one of those as well. I see there is a spider plant in your background, what are the other ones?

Thank you for getting back to me. I have definitely heard more people saying sand is bad. I will mot be using play sand in his enclosure. However, I still must buy this tortoise. I must save him. Funny enough, the breeder recommended this site to me. Maybe he is a member here? I am definitely...

Thankyou. I was worried he might get lost or it would be too hard for him to walk around. The breeder I am getting him from said that for hatchlings a 50/50 mix of coconut coir and sand is best. I honestly don't know who to believe. If one other person could weigh in on this and tip the scales...

This is my very first post ever! I am linking a photo of a table I am going to use for a Russian tortoise hatchling. I will be putting 11'' tall wood on each side and 4" of a coconut coir sand mixture for substrate. I think I have most things figured out, but I am giving this baby such a huge...