Just don,t run him off with "boy parts" photo :0WHat no Pooh photos. TFO loves to talk about pooh! Welcome from a fellow grumpy Russian owner- I strive to be the bestest human care/food giver! THis is the first soak after unboxing! From @Carol S View attachment 286843
Unless your me ? I printed the info off of here and took it to the pet store I work at to give out to anyone that comes in asking questions I’ll try and make up for all the non member tortoise owners and point them in this direction!?Hello and welcome. You have a Russian tortoise. Here is the care info:
Beginner Mistakes
To comment on Tom's article, go here: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-split-Beginner-Mistakes#axzz1tG8s05M5 Over the years many of us, myself included, have made many of these mistakes, and we have certainly seen them made many times by others. With springtime upon us and many new...tortoiseforum.orgRussian Tortoise Care Sheet
Russian tortoises have great personalities, are very hardy, tolerate a wide variety of enclosure parameters, stay small, and are generally a good "starter" tortoise in my opinion. Here is how I like to set them up: Indoor Enclosure type and size: Most people want to know the minimum size...tortoiseforum.org
Unlike your leopard gecko, this guy will need two very large enclosures. One indoors and one outside. They are also amazing escape artists and have an uncanny ability to climb like a lizard even with that shell on their back. Frankly, I'm still not convinced that the whole species can't levitate when humans aren't looking. Minimum size indoors should be 4x8 feet and outside you should go even bigger.
Also be aware that most of the info you find at the pet store and on line will be wrong. They will sell you the wrong enclosure, the wrong bulbs, the wrong bowls and the wrong food, etc... This being the case, we are all glad you are here!