Horsfield or herman
- Thread starter Flashril
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Flash is a russian (testudo horsefieldii) tortoise.
SEE what i meant by i'm not a expert and only took mere minutes to prove it
That is a Russian tortoise. Testudo horsfieldii. Its got a lot of new recent growth in the past few months.
That enclosure looks nice, but I wouldn't use that artificial turf under a tortoise. It is likely to try to eat it and that could cause a blockage. Ditto with the fake plants. All of mine try to eat those.
Thanks for your info. Just to say, Flash has lived in that enclosure for 5 years and thankfully he hasn't attempted to eat any of the grass or ornaments. He's in his high glory having so much room to run around indoors. During summer he has full run of the garden.
Hi and welcome to you and Flash,
Many of us in the UK have been given old and incorrect information about tort care from pet shops, social media, breeders and even some non specialist vets so in case you haven't found it this is the most up to date caresheet -
tortoiseforum.org
Your enclosure looks very nice; does Flash also have an area of deep moist substrate where he can dig and bury himself? Russians love that.
Many of us in the UK have been given old and incorrect information about tort care from pet shops, social media, breeders and even some non specialist vets so in case you haven't found it this is the most up to date caresheet -
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...
tortoiseforum.org
Your enclosure looks very nice; does Flash also have an area of deep moist substrate where he can dig and bury himself? Russians love that.
DoubleD1996!
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That's a pretty russian
