Last month I got a tortoise for my 14th birthday and I named him Michelangelo. But the funny thing is that the people at PetSmart told my mom that he was a testudo tortoise and I was so confused on why they would give us a pamphlet that was about Hermann, Greek, and Russian tortoises. But this month I looked up a testudo tortoise only to find out that testudo tortoises are a group of Hermann, Greek, and Russian tortoises. So, the people at PetSmart basically just told me that Michelangelo is a tortoise.? I looked up each tortoise and Michelangelo looks nothing like a Hermann or Greek tortoise so I’m pretty positive that he’s a Russian tortoise because he literally looks exactly like the pictures online.
Anyway, now for the questions:
- Can Russian tortoises eat fruit, if so how often?
- What foods can Russian tortoises not eat?
- Is it normal for Michelangelo to tuck in his head and front legs when he sleeps?
- Do Russian tortoises hibernate?
- It says everywhere that tortoises can’t have a lot of basically any veggie. So how often can I feed Michelangelo each veggie? Twice a week?
- Should I be worried that Michelangelo has never drunken out of his water dish but only drunken from his bathing dish?
- Should I keep the water dish in if he never drinks from it?
- Can anyone give me a weekly diet for a Russian tortoise?
- How big do Russian tortoises get?
- The people at PetSmart said he was a few weeks old but if he was a few weeks old why would they not know the exact date and I don’t think tortoises are as big as Michelangelo was when they are a few weeks. So my question is how big are Russian tortoises when they are a few weeks?
- Is there anything I need to do different for a tortoise that’s only a few months? ( if he is anyway)
- How can I tell what age Michelangelo is?
- How do I know what gender Michelangelo is?
- How often should I take Michelangelo to the vet?
- Is it normal if Michelangelo doesn’t eat for a few days?
- How often should he eat lettuce?
Thank you and any other advice would be much appreciated.?
Anyway, now for the questions:
- Can Russian tortoises eat fruit, if so how often?
- What foods can Russian tortoises not eat?
- Is it normal for Michelangelo to tuck in his head and front legs when he sleeps?
- Do Russian tortoises hibernate?
- It says everywhere that tortoises can’t have a lot of basically any veggie. So how often can I feed Michelangelo each veggie? Twice a week?
- Should I be worried that Michelangelo has never drunken out of his water dish but only drunken from his bathing dish?
- Should I keep the water dish in if he never drinks from it?
- Can anyone give me a weekly diet for a Russian tortoise?
- How big do Russian tortoises get?
- The people at PetSmart said he was a few weeks old but if he was a few weeks old why would they not know the exact date and I don’t think tortoises are as big as Michelangelo was when they are a few weeks. So my question is how big are Russian tortoises when they are a few weeks?
- Is there anything I need to do different for a tortoise that’s only a few months? ( if he is anyway)
- How can I tell what age Michelangelo is?
- How do I know what gender Michelangelo is?
- How often should I take Michelangelo to the vet?
- Is it normal if Michelangelo doesn’t eat for a few days?
- How often should he eat lettuce?
Thank you and any other advice would be much appreciated.?
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