We are being forced to move into an apartment with no soil anywhere, 3rd floor, time for Allen to find a new home. I've got an ad on CL but fear people will want him who dont know how to keep him safe and well fed and active.
I am in Thousand Oaks, California area. He and his stuff are not free...
hi! my male began attacking my juvinile female so i gave her away to a safer home. but i miss having two. perhaps i should have given him away to my friend and kept her and got another female.....anyway, can two males live together?
is one lonely? he seems sad with the female gone, but most...
Hi! I havent been on the site in a few months, not since I got my male and female RT and got them settled in. They get along great, never fight, she is smaller than he is, I assume that means she is younger.
Anyway, lately we find him on top of her a lot, so I've been keeping on eye on them...
Below is the text of the Crailgslist ad in my area. Aside from the spelling being deplorable, should i check this out?
I have been preparing for a Sulcata and am well researched on needs, etc, my Russians are thriving and I have space allocated indoors and out.
Here's the ad...
Need to find...
Feedback would be great. I have a serious female burrower, so the pen is burried about 6 inches, then inside there is about 4 inches of soil or more, 3 inches of playsand and lots of reptibark.
she seems to like to get to the sand when she's hot,so I have it in the cool corners under a layer of...
So far I've been told nasturnium, violets, geraniums and 'herbs' but which herbs was not specified.
Would love to hit a few nurseries and do some planting! I never thought I would plant anything but suddenly it sounds like a lot of fun.
So far I have not seen my RT foraging and assume the...
PLease let me know for outdoor enclosures from those of you who live in warm climates like mine in Calif. Really curious about this.
And if it's unusual sounding like 'orchid bark' where you get it!
Thanks!
shell-rot prone russian tortoises nighttime habitats which are two( one each) 40 gallon plastic storage boxes, with air holes and lids?
they are on repti-bark at night now but it's time to clean and change out the substrate. the outdoor substrate is a mix of natural occuring grasses/weeds...
Saw this on a link to a rep store here at this site, thought it might be nice to have, thoughts, anyone have one? we dont get sun in the outdoor habitat til later in the day and they seem to want it in the morning, AND i have a nice grass area i could happily share. with these dimensions would...
Yesterday I found my male ( Allen) on his back, motionless. I righted him and he seemed ok but it was a terrifying moment for me, I can only assume it raqther sucked for him as well.
How common can these occurances be and if I had not been there (it was within an hour as I work from home and...
The larger is what I assume is a male and the smaller is the female. I assume. Knowing pretty much nothing about anything other than what I've read here!
Enjoy the pics, hope they arent too small.
Hi, as a new Russian Tortoise owner of two( and my first ever Torts, can I call them that, "Torts"?! Lol) I have been reading a ton of stuff online of course. All sources seem to say most Russians are WC and it is safe to assume all WC Russians have worms and must be treated.
Is this something...
I want to build, as easily, cheaply, quickly and safely as possible something better than the basic enclosure my new Russians have. Would cinderblock be a viable choice for walls? I know wire/fencing material isnt working.
But this new envlosure needs to be something an older lady with a tiny...
Hi all. Questions: My female is 4 inches and my male is 5 1/2, this was done from one end of the shell to the other, does this indicate age or maturity?
2. I'm assuming the male is a male as his tail is REALLY long compared to hers, but it doesn't really curl, (sometimes it does) and there is...
Hi all!
So before I got my two little Russians, Olivia and her much larger male friend, Allen, I chose the best place for their outdoor enclosure. Now I'm not so sure. Are they still getting the benefits of the sun even if the actual sun isnt shining on them except an hour or so a day?
I take...
hi all. im hannah, a housefrau in wlv, calif and i just got my first two tortoises this past week!
i will post questions in the appropriate forum areas but wanted to say HI!