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Hello all, I'm glad I've found these forums! I have a lot to learn : )
I purchased a russian tortoise as a christmas present for my son, who is 19 years old and actually works at the pet store. We did ended up buying a 40 gallon tank for her (im going to blockout the glass, it doesnt appear to bother her much for now) , which I now understand is not the best option. We will build her an enclosure outside when the temperatures warm up, (were in NY). We are all setup with the uvb lights, heating lamp and a night time lamp. I also like the way the top screen clips closed as we have four cats that we are keeping out : )
I know I purchased this for my son, but I absolutely love her!! I was thinking about getting more : ) We have been soaking her about every other day, she doesnt seem to like it though. I think maybe the water was too cold. After we had her for about a week, we brought her to a reptile vet (nothing wrong) to check her overall health and answer some questions we had. He said he would guess her age to be around 6-9 months, and she got an excellent bill of health : )
The vet also suggested along with D3 and calcium supplements, that we give her something with vit A in it as well for eye health. I have found supplements with beta caratene(sp), is this accpetable.
Sorry for the long intro, I just cant believe how much I love this little tort! I want to keep her healthy. The first night we had her, I couldnt even touch her ( ya, I was afraid of her), now she lets me rub her little neck : )
Hello all, I'm glad I've found these forums! I have a lot to learn : )
I purchased a russian tortoise as a christmas present for my son, who is 19 years old and actually works at the pet store. We did ended up buying a 40 gallon tank for her (im going to blockout the glass, it doesnt appear to bother her much for now) , which I now understand is not the best option. We will build her an enclosure outside when the temperatures warm up, (were in NY). We are all setup with the uvb lights, heating lamp and a night time lamp. I also like the way the top screen clips closed as we have four cats that we are keeping out : )
I know I purchased this for my son, but I absolutely love her!! I was thinking about getting more : ) We have been soaking her about every other day, she doesnt seem to like it though. I think maybe the water was too cold. After we had her for about a week, we brought her to a reptile vet (nothing wrong) to check her overall health and answer some questions we had. He said he would guess her age to be around 6-9 months, and she got an excellent bill of health : )
The vet also suggested along with D3 and calcium supplements, that we give her something with vit A in it as well for eye health. I have found supplements with beta caratene(sp), is this accpetable.
Sorry for the long intro, I just cant believe how much I love this little tort! I want to keep her healthy. The first night we had her, I couldnt even touch her ( ya, I was afraid of her), now she lets me rub her little neck : )