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We don’t have an exact age but we believe her to be 5 to 6 years old also I’m not too sure about her living outside because we have a lot of predatorsWhat size/how old is the tortoise?
If she's still young, she could do well in a viv 48" X 24".
If she's an adult, she could go into a tortoise table. The minimum recommended size is 8ft X 4ft.
Always, the bigger, the better.
Here's our care sheet for Russians. It will be helpful for you.
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...
Everyone everywhere in the world has predators around outside. You can make the enclosure in such a way as to keep predators out and away from your tortoise. They can be outside in a large enclosure during the day and brought in at night. Or you can have a temperature controlled shelter in the outdoor enclosure and make sure the tortoise is securely locked up at night.
