Hello everyone. My name is William, and I am eagerly waiting for the arrival of my Russian Tortoise hatching. He was suppose to arrive today, but shipping was delayed by one day. I am a little nervous about him being late. My fingers are crossed.
Hello and Welcome. Sorry to hear it's delayed. That's always a nail biter. So far I don't remember one tort being delayed and not being okay. I'm sure yours will be okay too.
When you do get him though, give him a nice long warm water soak. Then place him in his enclosure that hopefully you have read our caresheets and not other ones that are out there, and have his enclosure all set up right. Give him some food and leave him be until the next day. Good luck let us know how he's doing.
That would be these written by TFO species experts working hard to correct the outdated information widely available on the internet and from pet stores and, sadly, from some breeders and vets too.Welcome to the Forum, William!
In case you haven't already seen it, we have a good Russian tortoise care sheet pinned at the top of our Russian Tortoise section.