Tortoise04
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I have been confused about my indoor tortoise enclosures humidity recently. I have an open table and the humidity is usually from 50% to 65% what should the humidity be for my horsefields
Welcome!
Please keep in mind that tortoises, especially Russians, are solitary, territorial creatures that should not be kept in pairs. Yours need to be separated.
Also keep in mind that, as adults, they will both require a minimum of an 8x4 enclosure.
No I bought them together with one enclosure and immediately separated themWait, unless they aren’t being kept together?
No I bought them together with one enclosure and immediately separated them
Hello Yvonne, I googled about Russian and Horsefield tortoises. Are they the same, similar or is the four toed Horsefield only considered Russian.Welcome to the Forum!! The humidity you have is fine for your little Russian tortoises.
Hello Yvonne, I googled about Russian and Horsefield tortoises. Are they the same, similar or is the four toed Horsefield only considered Russian.
Just for my knowledge then some day I will become a EXPERT like you,Will,Tom,TechnoCheese,Wellington,Vladimir and so on.
Just a joke I know you all don't consider yourself experts.
Thanks Mark very informative.All the same tortoise! = Russian, Horsfield's, Four toed Tortoise, Steppe Tortoise, Central Asian Tortoise. All popular names for the same tortoise = Agrionemys horsfieldii
There currently are five subspecies recognized. The most widespread and the one we see here in the US is the A. horsfieldii kazachstanica. Uzbekistan export quotas are listed as 30,000 "ranched" and 40,000 wild caught annually. Pet stores in the US still predominantly sell the imported tortoises vs. captive bred.