Hi all,
It has been a long time since posting, mostly because Journey's 2nd year with us was pretty easy. All the uncertainties and questions of the first year were no problem this past year.
I do have a question though:
Around November, Journey became very lethargic, which I assumed...
Hi all,
Its been awhile, mostly because Journey has been doing pretty well. Over the last year or so he's really developed a personality of his own. (We've only had him a little over a year).
His behavior has changed from his normal style in the last couple of weeks and thought it best...
No pics to post yet, but yesterday during the work day Journey went to town on his home. Two weeks ago we cleaned out his home, so his familiar burrows were gone. Well, he found a good spot 3 days ago. He discovered a spot in his home to really burrow into. He likes to sit under the lamp in...
What a weird topic this will be.
As mentioned before here, we usually see him in the morning when he's ready to eat, but his most active times are while we're at work. Weekends are a chance to see what he really does all day, which is usually not much.
I'll also preface this by saying a...
This might be an open-ended question, but what is the average weight (in grams) of a Russian? We don't know how old Journey is, but he is around 395-400 grams. We want to try to see is thats on the low end, the high end, or somewhere in the middle. Thanks!
Hello everyone,
We've had Journey for a few months now, since October. Going on 4 months or so. We're still trying to perfect some things here and there, and I thought it might be helpful to get some opinions about his home all at once.
Below are some details of the home, followed by...
After getting very good information from folks here about lighting and hibernation, I would like to start a new request for help: diet.
When we got Journey at the pet store back in October, his info sheet had some really odd items: tomatos, fruits, vegetables rich in colors like yellows and...
Hi everyone,
First, thanks to those who last month answered so many of my questions regarding lighting. http://tortoiseforum.org/thread-10195.html
Tortoisenerd, Meg90, etc, thanks!
My new question is regarding sleeping habits and hibernation.
I have not heard about hibernation until...
Hello all,
I am new here, and have an urgent question. We have a new Russian, our first. The pet store sold us only a UVA bulb, which we quickly learned was incorrect (thanks to the exotic pet vet we went to). I went out and bought a 26W 10.0 UVB Compact bulb from the brand Exo-Terra. The...