Thecluelessrussian
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I have my Russian tortoise inside of my house in a 40 gal terrarium for 5 months and just now he has started to run into the walls and scrape at them as to escape what should I do to solve this or calm him down.
The tortoise needs a larger enclosure. It is outgrowing the one you are using. Until you get a larger enclosure, you will have this problem. Try to get something about 6 feet long and 3 or 4 feet wide for it to have ample space.I have my Russian tortoise inside of my house in a 40 gal terrarium for 5 months and just now he has started to run into the walls and scrape at them as to escape what should I do to solve this or calm him down.
No. Tortoises need a lot of space in their enclosures. I recommend 4x8 feet for adult Russian tortoises.Would putting up paper be a temporary solution so he wouldn’t continue to try and walk through the glass