See, your tortoise's claws are much more grown than this little guy's!Carrots should be an occasional treat (once or twice per month). Spinach is not good for torties. No iceberg and no watermelon! Sorry, I know this is tough, but those foods aren't good for your tortoise. Do you have kale? Does dandelion grow in your yard? (The weed, the yellow weed flowers)? Clover, field madder, creeping nellie, diplodica were all tortoise friendly weeds I discovered were growing in my yard. If you don't have this for a day or two, feed a little bit of romaine lettuce (even that isn't too good for tortoises but it is better than iceberg). Where did you buy your tortoise, also? It may not be 2 months. This is another user's two month Russian. View attachment 297333
Finally, I've read that Russians can eat grass... But usually only when they're desperate.
Carrots should be an occasional treat (once or twice per month). Spinach is not good for torties. No iceberg and no watermelon! Sorry, I know this is tough, but those foods aren't good for your tortoise. Do you have kale? Does dandelion grow in your yard? (The weed, the yellow weed flowers)? Clover, field madder, creeping nellie, diplodica were all tortoise friendly weeds I discovered were growing in my yard. If you don't have this for a day or two, feed a little bit of romaine lettuce (even that isn't too good for tortoises but it is better than iceberg). Where did you buy your tortoise, also? It may not be 2 months. This is another user's two month Russian. View attachment 297333
Finally, I've read that Russians can eat grass... But usually only when they're desperate.
I’mSee, your tortoise's claws are much more grown than this little guy's!
That's... Strange. My Russian would only eat grass if I held it up to her nose and encouraged her ( I didn't know much about tortoise nutrition back then ). Russians aren't really grass eating tortoises. I don't think an all-grass diet is sufficient. What are you attempting to feed your Russian? Do you have a good bulb (for heat and UV) in his indoor enclosure? When my Russian was brand-new (to me, she was 6 months already) she didn't eat until the second day, when I had a UV/heat lamp set up. Also, if you're allowing your Russian to eat things from outside, you must verify that there have been no chemicals whatsoever put in the lawn for at least the last year.
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they told me he was 2 weeks old when I bought him and he was ab as big as that one thank you for letting me know about the food ? I didn’tjnow I am going to plant some dandelions in his enclosure and offer him some kale and see if he will eat that I think he’s healthy and happy tho he’s very active
No, you're just working off the wrong information! There's a whole bunch of info on here! You'll be doing great in no time! What's your Russian's name?Ugh I’m such a bad tortie mom ??? thanks for the help !
No, you're just working off the wrong information! There's a whole bunch of info on here! You'll be doing great in no time! What's your Russian's name?
And I've heard on here they are typically 4 or more years old.
If the store employee told you it was a redfoot tortoise, they were probably wrong about its age as well (maybe that's how long it had been in the store, and they were confused).
A word of caution about that water dish - if your tortoise tries to get a drink or have a soak, it may fall in. If it falls in upside down and can't right itself, it could be fatal.
Take-out container lids or terracotta saucers work well and are easy to clean. Really anything that holds water and is less than an inch high is a good water bowl for a small tortoise. I've even used small glass bowls from Dollar Tree (though the tortoises often have to learn about clear glass ?).
His name is lennyy wow I didn’t know they got them out of the wild thats horrible he probably had no idea what’s going on ? I’m sad for him ?No, you're just working off the wrong information! There's a whole bunch of info on here! You'll be doing great in no time! What's your Russian's name?
And I've heard on here they are typically 4 or more years old.
Ya I think I’m gonna get him checked out thanks guys... wow the lady at pets mart gave me that water bowl ??♀️ They bogus asfHis name is lennyy wow I didn’t know they got them out of the wild thats horrible he probably had no idea what’s going on ? I’m sad for him ?
Is Lenny eating now? Also, if you show us his stomach/back (plastron I believe) we can probably tell the gender.Ya I think I’m gonna get him checked out thanks guys... wow the lady at pets mart gave me that water bowl ??♀️ They bogus asf
Your not. Pet co and petsmart just sucks.Ugh I’m such a bad tortie mom ??? thanks for the help !