sharing my Russian Tortoise

[Elton]

hi, i just this little kid for 2 months only, here sharing some of

photo...

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

Nice tortoise

 

[BowandWalter]

Wow! Those are great! What kind of camera did you use?

 

[LuckysGirl007]

Awesome pics! I love the yawning one and the napping one!!!

 

[MechanicMatt]

Awww what a little cutie! Russian hatclings are so adorable!

 

[Elton]

Nice tortoise

thanks...

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Wow! Those are great! What kind of camera did you use?

hi, i am using Canon 5D Mark II...

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Awesome pics! I love the yawning one and the napping one!!!

thanks...
i love too...

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Awww what a little cutie! Russian hatclings are so adorable!

thanks...

 

[Baoh]

I highly recommend giving it more moisture in general. Especially in the substrate, which it will dig into.

 

[mainey34]

He is very cute, but he has some pyramiding going on for such a youngster. Looks like he is living in very dry conditions. Please add humidity to the enclosure to help with the pyramiding. Possibly mbd?

 

[Elton]

He is very cute, but he has some pyramiding going on for such a youngster. Looks like he is living in very dry conditions. Please add humidity to the enclosure to help with the pyramiding. Possibly mbd?

I highly recommend giving it more moisture in general. Especially in the substrate, which it will dig into.

actually is enough humidity in the enclosure, just because everyday i will put this little kid under the sun for sun bath...

 

[Julius25]

Nice pics but very pyramiding for a young specimen ... :s

 

[Yellow Turtle]

Very beautiful pictures. You capture at nice moment.

I agree with others though, you need to correct your humidity, they are prone to getting worse pyramiding

 

[lynnedit]

I agree with others though, you need to correct your humidity, they are prone to getting worse pyramiding

I have to agree as well. In the wild they can burrow down where there is more moisture.
Could you use regular topsoil (no additives), or even untreated garden dirt? That way the under layers will hold more moisture. About 4-6 inches deep. Do you soak him in shallow warm water 2-3x per week?

Other than that, I agree your enclosure looks very nice and the photos of him are wonderful. He looks very active.

 

[Laurie]

What a cute baby. I have to throw my hat in and agree with the others, you need more humidity. Water available in the enclosure at all times, dampen the substrate and soak daily/every other day. Make sure you also give a good variety diet. Your baby is pyramiding that is why he/she is lumpy instead of smooth. Humidity can correct this.

 

[Baoh]

He is very cute, but he has some pyramiding going on for such a youngster. Looks like he is living in very dry conditions. Please add humidity to the enclosure to help with the pyramiding. Possibly mbd?

I highly recommend giving it more moisture in general. Especially in the substrate, which it will dig into.

actually is enough humidity in the enclosure, just because everyday i will put this little kid under the sun for sun bath...

If there was enough moisture present, the development of the shell would be different. Sunlight is not interchangeable with moisture.

 

[Laurie]

I also want to correct myself, in my previous post I wrote humidity can correct this. That's not how I meant it, you cannot get rid of the lumpiness, but you can stop it from getting worse, them the larger your tort becomes, the less noticeable it will be.

 

[diaboliqueturtle]

He's super cute!

 

[laney]

What a cutie

 

[ChiKat]

What do you feed him? His shell looks a bit misshapen as well as pyramided- similar to MBD, but I don't even know if that's possible that young!
He is a beautiful tortoise though!! You take amazing pictures. I hope you understand that we are not attacking you- just trying to help you care for your tortoise in the best way possible!

 

[jeninak907]

Ok so its not just me. The shell looks deformed. And the bark he is on is waaaayyy to dry. DITO on what everybody else is saying. He would be much happier on dirt..

 

[Elton]

thanks everyone for the comment, i will take noted and try my best to take care of my this little kid. because i just rear this tortoise for 2 months, a lot of thing don't know, i welcome everyone for the comment and make my tortoise more better and happy...

thanks everyone