Hi all
just wanted to introduce myself. We have just got our first tortoise. A lovely little baby Russian tortoise named Clive. All seems to be going well so far. 5 days in now. He is 1 yr old and after not eating for the first 3 days, he has just started digging into his food since yesterday and I seem to have got him into a little routine. He was very shy at first and seemed a little bored so I’ve ordered some bits and bobs for his table which should come this week but even with having a couple of textures in his bedding and the introduction of a big stone he already seems a little happier. I’ve been bathing him daily at the same time for about 20 mins and then I feed him about 30 mins later. As I said he is in a tortoise table at the min which was built for him by my other half but this is his temp one as we want to give him a bit more room and I think it needs to be a little deeper. We are gonna use his current one as a way to bring him outside in the garden from time to time when it gets a bit warmer.
Any advice for a new owner would be greatly appreciated and lovely to meet you all!
I am already in love with him.
thanks all ?
just wanted to introduce myself. We have just got our first tortoise. A lovely little baby Russian tortoise named Clive. All seems to be going well so far. 5 days in now. He is 1 yr old and after not eating for the first 3 days, he has just started digging into his food since yesterday and I seem to have got him into a little routine. He was very shy at first and seemed a little bored so I’ve ordered some bits and bobs for his table which should come this week but even with having a couple of textures in his bedding and the introduction of a big stone he already seems a little happier. I’ve been bathing him daily at the same time for about 20 mins and then I feed him about 30 mins later. As I said he is in a tortoise table at the min which was built for him by my other half but this is his temp one as we want to give him a bit more room and I think it needs to be a little deeper. We are gonna use his current one as a way to bring him outside in the garden from time to time when it gets a bit warmer.
Any advice for a new owner would be greatly appreciated and lovely to meet you all!
I am already in love with him.
thanks all ?