Hi, my names kevin and i just got my first russian tortoise two days ago. He seems healthy and active. I got him from the petsmart i work at and he was a captive bred tortoise. I'm just concerned because ever since i got him hes been nonstop walking around his tank and trying to dig or climb out. He was originally in a 20 gallon glass tank. After this behavior didnt stop i decided to move him into a somewhat large storage container.
I'm using Zilla Jungle Mix and Zoo Med premium repti bark. Id estimate maybe a 30 to 70 ratio, 70 being the reptibark. He has a water dish large enough for him to soak in, and a food dish with a very light calcium stone and some dusted dandelion greens and collard greens. He has a 100W infrared heat lamp and a 60W white light for the day time (i keep the infrared on thru the night and day). I plan on buying a UVB light also as soon as i get the money for it. He also has a large hollow half-log to hide in.
Im wondering if this behavior is due to him just being in a new habitat or if this is an actualy problem. He also isn't eating much at all, but that just might be me being paranoid
and thank you for helping!
I'm using Zilla Jungle Mix and Zoo Med premium repti bark. Id estimate maybe a 30 to 70 ratio, 70 being the reptibark. He has a water dish large enough for him to soak in, and a food dish with a very light calcium stone and some dusted dandelion greens and collard greens. He has a 100W infrared heat lamp and a 60W white light for the day time (i keep the infrared on thru the night and day). I plan on buying a UVB light also as soon as i get the money for it. He also has a large hollow half-log to hide in.
Im wondering if this behavior is due to him just being in a new habitat or if this is an actualy problem. He also isn't eating much at all, but that just might be me being paranoid
and thank you for helping!