Re: how fast do russians grow?

Posted by Eric T. on July 30, 2000 at 00:27:04:

In Reply to: how fast do russians grow? posted by matt on July 29, 2000 at 23:14:55:

:Russian tortoises start out growing fast and then seem to slow down as they get older. If your tortoise is really small you might be able to keep it in a 15 gal aquarium until next spring. At the bare minimum you need aquarium/vivarium 4 times the length of the tortoise and 2 times the width of the tortoise. Personally I think that keeping the tortoise in that small of an aquarium is cruel to the animal, but it could be a good temperary solution until you can buy or build a more suitable habitat.
Remember that even though the tortoise seems small it is a very active little animal and needs alot of space to run around in and explore

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: :Russian tortoises start out growing fast and then seem to slow down as they get older. If your tortoise is really small you might be able to keep it in a 15 gal aquarium until next spring. At the bare minimum you need aquarium/vivarium 4 times the length of the tortoise and 2 times the width of the tortoise. Personally I think that keeping the tortoise in that small of an aquarium is cruel to the animal, but it could be a good temperary solution until you can buy or build a more suitable habitat. : Remember that even though the tortoise seems small it is a very active little animal and needs alot of space to run around in and explore

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