I took the rock out last night after I took the video. I didn't want her to hurt herself. It's just odd that the rock has been in there for months & she's just now started doing that. And we are not sure that she is a she.
Betty has started a new behavior over the last couple weeks, I'm not an expert in tortoise behavior so I thought I'd ask you all for advice as to what she's doing. There's a rock in her enclosure, my youngest stepson got the rock at school last spring. It's been in her enclosure for quite a...
I had originally thought female & wanted female but everyone says due to the tail it looks like a male. So I'm not sure. She (he) is 2 years old now, are we old enough to tell for sure now? The tail is very long and wraps to the side, pretty much reaches around to her leg.
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I would recommend checking out the russian care thread for what lights are recommended for them. I've never heard of anyone using a growth light, and I'm not real sure what it is. I have a heat lamp & uv lamp for my russian.
It's been a couple months since I've been over to see how things on the forum are going. Life is just crazy with 3 kids & 2 jobs! Anyways, Betty White (who still needs a new name :/ ) is definately growing & doing well. A guy I work with has a russian from the same clutch & his tortoise...
My russian loves mazuri but I don't give it to her everyday, just once or twice a week. She loves hibiscus flowers too. Those are her top 2 favs. She likes red & green leaf lettuce, kale, mustard greens, collard greens, turnip greens & spring mix. Those are the usual rotations, I pick 2 &...
Well I guess I'm back in a house full of boys. :( My husband has 3 boys, our 2 dogs & cats are boys. I wanted the tort to be a girl so there would always be another girl in the house with me lol What should I do about her/his name?
Hello all, I've been a busy bee here lately & pretty much invisible here. It tends to happen with the kiddos activities & 2 jobs but hey, I'll always find my way back! Anyways, Betty is growing like I can't believe! I had some time to take a few pics of her & wanted to share with you all...
He is a cute lil guy! I have a russian tortoise & grow a russian seed mix for her. She loves the little sprouts better than the mature plants, but she likes to hide in the mature plants :) Levi looks like a happy tortoise!
I'm working on a different lid, it will cover the middle but leave just enough room on either side for the heat & uv lamps. I've got a combo light on the one side but the cool side is only staying about 68-70 degrees so I'm going to add another heat lamp. I will get a different screen for the...
It's 2ft wide by 4ft long and 1 1/2 feet deep. That's good to know about the screen lid, I had a wire lid similar to this one on her other enclosure that she was in since I got her, would that be better? What would you suggest? I just need a lid to keep the cat reminded that she's off limits...
After many months (almost a year) of trying to get this box done & it's finally ready! We got Betty moved in today :D She is already trying to see where the boundaries are! It's 2 ft wide by 4 ft long and 1 1/2 ft deep. It's lined with spray truck bed liner and has 2 hinged screen lids on the...
Awesome! Thank you!! I had it outside for the last couple days & this morning I can't smell anything so it's ready for her! I will post pics when it's all done :) This guy was the 3rd person I had gone to about building a box for her, the first 2 blew me off so I'm really excited that this guy...
I had a guy friend of mine build a new enclosure for my russian tortoise, Betty. I told him to use things that were safe for her, gave him the dimensions and a few weeks later he said he was done. The liner he used in the bottom & on the sides is a spray can bed liner used in trucks. It...