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    Outside enclosure

    You can work with that area and it will become a excellent pen. Russians are very adaptable outdoors, so are sulcatas. However you have the two most prolific tunnelers of the tortoises species that I know of. I've seen Russians on more than one occasion burrow down, under, then out of tortoise...
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    6 month old smooth grown Sri Lankan Stars

    I have been raising these Sri Lankan Stars for 6 months, they hatched in January 2011. While with me these have had the best of care, including cycled time indoors and outdoors here in Phoenix. Their outdoor pen is well planted providing healthy forage as well as shrubbery creating hide spots...
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    6 month old smooth grown Sri Lankan Stars

    I have been raising these Sri Lankan for 6 months, they hatched in January 2011. While with me these have had the best of care, including cycled time indoors and outdoors here in Phoenix. Their outdoor pen is well planted providing healthy forage as well as shrubbery creating hide spots and...
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    Large, hard, smooth 6 month old Sri Lankan Stars

    I have been raising these Sri Lankan for 6 months, they hatched in January 2011. While with me these have had the best of care, including cycled time indoors and outdoors here in Phoenix. Their outdoor pen is well planted providing healthy forage as well as shrubbery creating hide spots and...
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    Heat Wave Here! Russian Tortoises ?

    Russians are super tough and will burrow into the ground when temps get too hot. As most have mentioned above, shade availability is important. I have a colony of Russians that have been living outdoors in pens not much bigger than yours year-round here in blistering Phoenix, AZ. When temps get...
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    Ramsays Frontyard outdoor pen

    I agree, definitely too short of walls to leave your tortoise inside the pen unattended. Russians are known as the one of the best climbers of the 'tortoise kingdom.' Personally I've seen them crawl up and over vertical brick walls four or five times higher than your pen walls. I have friends...
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    How big to be...

    I'd say dehydration would be the issue of most concern for a small Russian tortoise in our AZ climate. Providing cover via lot of shrubbery and water via sprinkler once a day would help keep the young tortoise cool and shaded. You should also build a shaded area that will stay out of the direct...
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    Boris and Cecilia (the trouble maker)

    Very nice pair of Russians! :)
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    What is this

    Looks like morning glory type which is said to be poisonous. It is very invasive. I killed some growing on my property with roundup.
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    Climbing Tortoise

    They are much more athletic than they get credit for!!
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    Kameya Pool

    Love it! Great job James!
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    Chickweed - yea or nay?

    My tortoises LOVE chickweed, once established it seems to handle grazing by the smaller tortoises quite well.
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    does Mazuri work for you? Good/Bad

    I donno Tom, I'd be leery feeding mazuri to your roach colonies...risky...probably way to high in protien, they don't eat manufactured pellets soaked in water normally in the wild...:P ...(JK) lol...couldn't help myself. Consider this...many people use health shakes to supplement their diet...
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    Slightly silly dog pics

    I love those holes in the fence...lol
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    What's with her tail????? Pls Help

    Very strange Kevin. I sent you a PM.
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    Any ideas on this one...

    After some research I believe this is a Goosefoot species, more commonly known as a Salt Bush plant. I found some notes that its leaves and seeds were used by Native Americans as food but not sure if this is correct or if tortoises would/could/should eat it. Looks like it could be a good...
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    Forum members son killed in Afganistan..

    I met AJ years ago and she is a fantastic person, I am so shocked for her loss. She ALWAYS proudly spoke about her son's service. Our hearts and prayers are with you Anja.
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    Don't know if this one's been ID'ed

    Thanks Norman and Tom!
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    weed/flower/plant ID

    #1 is Chick Weed. Very common this time of year around our property.
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    LOLTorts

    Bahaha...good stuff!
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