A few days ago my wife saw a woman selling an aproximatly 5 year old female Russian on a local buy sell trade site. From the pictures, it was obvious this little lady had been neglected. This woman had bought the tort for her son and he had no interest in it. The woman has finally gotten sick of taking care of it.
I obviously jumped at the chance to take this little lady in and give her the happy life she deserves. She has been in a small 10 gallon aquarium her entire life. Here tank has been line with astro turf the entire time. Also, her nails appear to be very long from the lack of rocks to climb on. Her only light source has been a standard heating bulb and no UV light. I have an appointment to take her in to the vet tomorrow for a check-up because it's pretty obvious she's never been.
My question mainly pertains to moving her into a new enclosure. Her new enclosure is a 6 foot by 3 foot table with coco fiber as a substrate with rocks, greens and the needed lights (heat and UVB) and hides. Should I transition her into the enclosure gradually (a few hours in the new one, then a few hours back in the aquarium), or should I get her into the new enclosure all at once?
Also, does anyone have any other advice to make her transition into a new life as stress free as possible?
Thank you for any help!!
I obviously jumped at the chance to take this little lady in and give her the happy life she deserves. She has been in a small 10 gallon aquarium her entire life. Here tank has been line with astro turf the entire time. Also, her nails appear to be very long from the lack of rocks to climb on. Her only light source has been a standard heating bulb and no UV light. I have an appointment to take her in to the vet tomorrow for a check-up because it's pretty obvious she's never been.
My question mainly pertains to moving her into a new enclosure. Her new enclosure is a 6 foot by 3 foot table with coco fiber as a substrate with rocks, greens and the needed lights (heat and UVB) and hides. Should I transition her into the enclosure gradually (a few hours in the new one, then a few hours back in the aquarium), or should I get her into the new enclosure all at once?
Also, does anyone have any other advice to make her transition into a new life as stress free as possible?
Thank you for any help!!