I’m very concerned because I love my Russian tortoises and me and my mom rescued them a while back they were not fed Right and did not have the right outdoor enclosure.
The tortoise's shell looks fine. That's just how a wild caught tortoise's carapace looks like after being poached and brought to the market. Poachers throw them in sacks along with other tortoises so during travel the tortoises shells bash along one another. The tortoises would also try their best to find steady footing so their claws will unintentionally scratch and mar at their neighboring tortoise's shell.
Even though this tortoise may be an adult they should still regularly get soaked. Please follow these guidelines to ensure your tortoise remains healthy.
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Man that’s so sad, I was really hoping that they caught from the wild I wish people wouldn’t poach them it’s sad. Thank you tho I appreciate it
WIld-caught is the same thing as poaching. There is no real difference other than scaling. I'm not against or condoning the practice because there are far too many reasons why these types of operations exist and how easily it is to recruit and employ desperate enough people from less than ideal nations that are willing to do these types of acts in order to feed their families.
What I will say is that tortoise care and knowledge would not be as far along as it is now if it weren't for illegal trading. Nowadays, people most of the world have access to beautiful, pristine, captive-bred specimens because of it.
WIld-caught is the same thing as poaching. There is no real difference other than scaling. I'm not against or condoning the practice because there are far too many reasons why these types of operations exist and how easily it is to recruit and employ desperate enough people from less than ideal nations that are willing to do these types of acts in order to feed their families.
What I will say is that tortoise care and knowledge would not be as far along as it is now if it weren't for illegal trading. Nowadays, people most of the world have access to beautiful, pristine, captive-bred specimens because of it.
Thanks I really appreciate it, I’m only 14 and really trying to give them the best life and the best care.
My tortoises have a enclosure outside is this a problem? they’re not in it because the smoke is bad rn do I need to worry about the air quality?
Ok thank you, I have 2 that live together which I know is not good I want to make a second enclosure my parents just think that we shouldn’t because they’ve been together for so long. Also what do I do for hibernation like it do I just put them in a big giant plastic container with the right type of bedding, and put it in my garage?
Yeah I don’t have any space indoor, I will probably just build another outdoor enclosure. Thank you for the help??
Ok it’s a lil hard for me to understand but I’ll try to find videos and stuff on it to.
Ok I’ll do that thank you??Don't use youtube as a guide. There are no 100% accurate videos out there regarding tortoise care. There are tutorial building threads in this forum but I don't remember where all the relevant material is located. I suggest using the search function in the forum and or creating a new thread to ask more questions before resorting elsewhere for help.