Need help worried about my new Russian tortoise

[Pearly]

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This is a Christmas Tree Storage Bin mfg'd by Iris. It's about 4' long. It's about the biggest plastic tub you can buy, and it's still not big enough, but will do until you can build something bigger.

Next - substrate:

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or:

(You put it in a bucket of water and it falls apart, then you drain off the water)

Then you'll need feeding tile/slate/cement and waterer:

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You can decorate the habitat with plastic plants like these:

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Indoor tortoises MUST have a good UVB light. You can use one or the other of these (not both):

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If you house gets colder than 65F at night, you'll need night time heat like this:

This is not the only way to set up your new tortoise. It is just examples of what you can do. Take a look through our enclosure section for ideas.

What a FANTASTIC POST!!!! Thank you for putting it together like that: simple, short, sweet and with visuals! Love it!!!!

 

[Tom]

Is there anything I could do to help him get bigger?

Possibly some gene splicing with another larger species???

 

[Soco71]

I just picked this up for my Russian and my Herrmann, it costs about 60 dollars and the plywood for the bottom another 10. Then lined the bottom with plex y glass for easy cleaning, whole thing cost less than $80. If yo only have th 1 Tortoise this is plenty of room it is 4 by 8 feet, will have pics of mine as soon as all the fun stuff is done!

 

[Soco71]

I just picked this up for my Russian and my Herrmann, it costs about 60 dollars and the plywood for the bottom another 10. Then lined the bottom with plex y glass for easy cleaning, whole thing cost less than $80. If yo only have th 1 Tortoise this is plenty of room it is 4 by 8 feet, will have pics of mine as soon as all the fun stuff is done!

Super easy to put together.

 

[Melanie S.]

@SocoThat looks incredibly simple, I want one! Where did you find that?

 

[Soco71]

@SocoThat looks incredibly simple, I want one! Where did you find that?

I ordered it through home Depot was only $60 the piece slide right together, super easy. Then I just cut a piece of plywood and screwed it to the bottom. If your using it outdoors you won't need the plywood obviously. This one is 4x8ft they have bigger ones.

 

[ReddyFreddy]

Isn`t that made of cedar?

 

[Soco71]

Cedar is fine for the enclosure just not the bedding.

 

[Gillian M]

How can u tell how old they are? And u dont no what I got in my basement lol so the sooner I upgrade him the happyer my little reznov will be? I really appreciate u guys helping me I thought I read anoffe to no what im doing but now looking at all of this I no nothing it seems lol I just want to be a good mommy to my baby I wish I could post pics of him but my phone wont let me

One cannot tell the age of a tort unless one know the "date of birth" of that tort, so as to speak.

Look forward to seeing pics of your tort and his/her enclosure.

And of course....a very warm welcome to the forum!

 

[ReddyFreddy]

Cedar is fine for the enclosure just not the bedding.

Gotcha. I new pine was but wasn't sure about cedar.

 

[Soco71]

Gotcha. I new pine was but wasn't sure about cedar.

Cedar is pretty much weather proof so it's good wood to use if your keeping your torts outside.

 

[ReddyFreddy]

Cedar is pretty much weather proof so it's good wood to use if your keeping your torts outside.

Good to know, cause pressure treated lumber kind of scares me. I`ve heard the new stuff is better, but still.