andrew vickers
New Member
First time on, I have male and female Russians and we live in S.W. Florida so they live outdoors year round. I have noticed the Male have sex with the female on occasion but not too violent, he doesnt pester her too much. I found a few test nests and did some digging and found nothing. About 4 months late I found a baby Russian in the water bowl, drown. So sad. I have since place a shallower bowl. Looked to be double the size of a newborn. My question is can you just naturally let these tortoise breed without incubation. Will the success rate be similar barring nest raids.