Care Sheet for TortoisesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 2.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 09/01/2006 |
Main Category: | Aquatic/Land |
Sub Category: | Tortoises |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Fruitbat |
Years Experience: | 5 to 10 Years |
Species: | Russian tortoise |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | N/A |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Males are smaller than females, usually 6-8 inches |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Dry substrate, i use rabbit pellets mixed with dried out coconut husks, CAL-STRATE, sand fortifed with calcium is great as a mix. |
Lighting and UVB: | Uvb, uva..provide a basking area over 80 degrees, as well as a hiding spot, so tort can cool down. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | No more than 60 percent humidity. russian’s can handle cool temps, but NOT cool and DAMP. |
Heating and Equipment: | I use natural sunlight when applicable(outside in the summer..not a long summer, we live in Maine)as well as uvb and uva lighting during the winter. As long as there is NO draft, put your turtle close to a window for natural light |
Caging Provided: | A turtle table is best, if not be creative....4by4foot box with hiding spots, basking area, shallow water dish and plenty of substrate for digging and farting around |
Diet: | Herbivorous |
Description of Diet: | Clover, hay(mine like to romp and burrow in the hay, not really eat it...)omaine lettuce, FRUIT ONLY AS A TREAT!!!!!! to much phosphate... |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Calcium every three of four days |
Maintenance: | Two or three times a week, a soak in tepid or lukewarm water for hydration. (make sure to dry tort off before you are done)I like to take mine out in the yard on a nice day for a little stroll. he gets really "happy" and loves to explore the yard, with supervision of course!!!!!! as much exercise as possible, they can get fat, i only feed twice a day, and leave food for about a half an hour, what isn’t eaten is taken away. |
Some Words on this Species: | These little guys are great |
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