Tomorrow, I’ll hopefully be receiving Piglet from the lovely @DesertAmy. I’ve been wanting to take in a russian for a few years now, and I am absolutely ecstatic that the day is finally here! I am so excited to offer this adorable boy a wonderful home where he’ll be spoiled, as well as offering me more experience in the tortoise keeping field to use to help others.
As much as I absolutely adore the name Piglet, I will probably be changing it to Button the Russian to match my Curtis the Turtis. However, I can’t just completely get rid of the name Piglet and I had an extremely hard time deciding between the two, so it’s now his middle name. Then, referring to him as Piglet would still be correct
I’ve set up a 6 foot diameter (28 square feet) kiddy pool to serve as an indoor enclose. It’s has two bulbs for a basking spot -not a compact UVB, I promise- to ensure that the temps are high enough without using a spot type bulb. Substrate is cypress mulch, and 4 inches deep.
I also built him a nice, 8x8 foot outdoor pen for nice days. I will be waiting a week before putting him out, and gradually moving from short intervals to all day to allow him to adapt to outdoor living. I don’t want to overwhelm him with it, so we’re taking it like a tortoise- nice and slow
I’m getting a cactus pad ready to plant, and I would like to buy a mulberry tree or hibiscus bush for more shade. I’ll almost certainly try to propagate some crepe myrtle and/or grape vine.
The enclosure is seeded with Tortoise supply’s broadleaf Testudo mix.
I wanted to go even further to spoil my wonderful new boy, so I purchased some dried foods from @Kapidolo Farms. They were even nice enough to include layer crumbles, which I am extremely excited to try!
He is apparently a little stubborn when it comes to food, but I am certain that he’ll be on the good stuff in no time.
I absolutely cannot wait for tomorrow to come! I can’t thank Amy enough for trusting me with the well-being of her gorgeous Piglet. Here’s to hoping he’ll have many years to come enjoying life in his new home
As much as I absolutely adore the name Piglet, I will probably be changing it to Button the Russian to match my Curtis the Turtis. However, I can’t just completely get rid of the name Piglet and I had an extremely hard time deciding between the two, so it’s now his middle name. Then, referring to him as Piglet would still be correct
I’ve set up a 6 foot diameter (28 square feet) kiddy pool to serve as an indoor enclose. It’s has two bulbs for a basking spot -not a compact UVB, I promise- to ensure that the temps are high enough without using a spot type bulb. Substrate is cypress mulch, and 4 inches deep.
I also built him a nice, 8x8 foot outdoor pen for nice days. I will be waiting a week before putting him out, and gradually moving from short intervals to all day to allow him to adapt to outdoor living. I don’t want to overwhelm him with it, so we’re taking it like a tortoise- nice and slow
I’m getting a cactus pad ready to plant, and I would like to buy a mulberry tree or hibiscus bush for more shade. I’ll almost certainly try to propagate some crepe myrtle and/or grape vine.
The enclosure is seeded with Tortoise supply’s broadleaf Testudo mix.
I wanted to go even further to spoil my wonderful new boy, so I purchased some dried foods from @Kapidolo Farms. They were even nice enough to include layer crumbles, which I am extremely excited to try!
He is apparently a little stubborn when it comes to food, but I am certain that he’ll be on the good stuff in no time.
I absolutely cannot wait for tomorrow to come! I can’t thank Amy enough for trusting me with the well-being of her gorgeous Piglet. Here’s to hoping he’ll have many years to come enjoying life in his new home
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