Would those stress the torts?
No. That is an old myth. Glass tanks are fine for tortoises. And see through doors are fine.
Would those stress the torts?
Because it's sliding or because it's a see through barrier?
No. That is an old myth. Glass tanks are fine for tortoises. And see through doors are fine.
So you can use glass enclosures for tortoises? I have a glass enclosure but because of a lot of people telling me its bad for them to see out I placed a "Boarder" around the edge so she cannot see out.
Tom you should do a myth and fact post lol.
There is no harm in using a visual barrier, its just that I and many others here have been using glass for decades with no problem. I have seen what people are talking about, and its common with an adult russian in a new 40 gallon tank, but no adult russian should be housed that way to begin with. I've also seen it in some lizards like Chinese water dragons. Those should not be housed in glass, as they will always damage their snout.
I bought these cages from big mountain pet supply, these are 3 tanks that connect, you can keep adding on to make it as big as you wantView attachment 194886
Hello, I am new to the forum (joined today) and I am writing to ask for advice. I just found my baby Leopard Tortoise dead in her indoor habitat. I do not know why L – I had her little over one month. She had her vet check-up about three weeks ago and got a full clean bill of health. She had gained weigh - almost 1g since then.
I bought my baby Leopard Tortoise from the “Turtle Store” online (for around $150.00) and received it on October 20th. I calculated that she was around two months old. I had been feeding her every day a combination of turnip greens and a variety of kales. She always had a shallow clean water dish and I gave her a warm soak also every day. The enclosure had a 100W PowerSun Mercury Vapor UVB Lamp, a 100W heat emitter, and an ExoTerra 100W Red Infrared light bulb. The 100W PowerSun Mercury Vapor UVB Lamp was only kept on during the day (roughly 12 -14 hours). The other two remained on. The enclosure is kept in the 90s up to about 103F at times on the hottest part and 70s in the cooler area. The main substrate is ZooMed Premium Repti Bark (basically bark of fir trees). On the hot area I have a layer of wet moss for humidity, an area with Timothy Grass, and an area of dry moss in the cooler side. She had several hiding places – one of them enclosed with a small opening so that she could get in and out. The size of the tortoise enclosure is 42” x 20” x 8” high.
My questions are:
Thank you,
- Could it had been the “fir bark” substrate?
- I want to buy another baby Leopard Tortoise – Who should I buy it from? Any suggestions please help?
Frank
I was told the same thing by members at TFO.So you can use glass enclosures for tortoises? I have a glass enclosure but because of a lot of people telling me its bad for them to see out I placed a "Boarder" around the edge so she cannot see out.
Tom you should do a myth and fact post lol.
Oh ok. Do Russians move around a lot and that's why? Now I am just curious.
Russian are a very active species, yes, but the issue is that it is much too large of a tortoise being kept in an area that is much too small. I recommend no less than 4x8' for an adult russian or similarly sized tortoise of any other species. Many people in the reptile hobby are used to keeping large snakes in relatively small enclosures, like a 4' ball python in a 40 gallon tank. In most cases this works out fine, but not for tortoises. They need a lot of room to roam in their enclosures.
If a person were to keep the same wild caught adult russian from Petco or Petsmart in a 3'x1.5' table wild solid sides, they would likely get the same restless and trying to escape behavior as the person with clear glass sides. The issue is the size of the area, not the wall material for indoor housing on a baby.
Outside for larger tortoises becomes a different story. When an outdoor housed tortoise can see through the barrier that contains them, they often rub on the "fence" incessantly and injure themselves.
Hello, I am new to the forum (joined today) and I am writing to ask for advice. I just found my baby Leopard Tortoise dead in her indoor habitat. I do not know why L – I had her little over one month. She had her vet check-up about three weeks ago and got a full clean bill of health. She had gained weigh - almost 1g since then.
I bought my baby Leopard Tortoise from the “Turtle Store” online (for around $150.00) and received it on October 20th. I calculated that she was around two months old. I had been feeding her every day a combination of turnip greens and a variety of kales. She always had a shallow clean water dish and I gave her a warm soak also every day. The enclosure had a 100W PowerSun Mercury Vapor UVB Lamp, a 100W heat emitter, and an ExoTerra 100W Red Infrared light bulb. The 100W PowerSun Mercury Vapor UVB Lamp was only kept on during the day (roughly 12 -14 hours). The other two remained on. The enclosure is kept in the 90s up to about 103F at times on the hottest part and 70s in the cooler area. The main substrate is ZooMed Premium Repti Bark (basically bark of fir trees). On the hot area I have a layer of wet moss for humidity, an area with Timothy Grass, and an area of dry moss in the cooler side. She had several hiding places – one of them enclosed with a small opening so that she could get in and out. The size of the tortoise enclosure is 42” x 20” x 8” high.
My questions are:
Thank you,
- Could it had been the “fir bark” substrate?
- I want to buy another baby Leopard Tortoise – Who should I buy it from? Any suggestions please help?
Frank
I'm new here just joined minutes ago. I just received my leopard tortoises from the turtle store as well. I really hope I don't run into any problems with them, my kids would be devastated! I got them as a Christmas gift(also to fulfill a promise their dad made before he passed away). I will follow Tom's advice and I'm sorry for your loss Frank C.
I was told the same thing by members at TFO.
And some members tell a beginner to do one thing, after which they change their minds. Don't know why.
Hello and welcomeI have gotten so much conflicted information it makes my head spin lol.