Re: Russian Tortoise

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Posted by Eric T. on June 03, 2001 at 11:06:25:

In Reply to: Russian Tortoise posted by Matt on June 03, 2001 at 00:43:14:

:You have been given very good advice! But I would like to add this- Russian tortoises don't do well in damp conditions. If your enclosure is too small the tortoise may knock over the water dish, or spend too much time wandering through it.
As for foods, dandelion greens are great!! probably one of the most nutritious things you can give him. I also recomend going to your local supermarket and looking for pre-packaged salad mixes. They give you a wonderfull variety of greens and when feeding a russian tortoise variety is all important, I generally choose the salads that contain a variety of red colored greens. Greated carrots was mentioned and that is good, carrots are a natural de-wormer (they will help keep your tortoise worm free, but they are not an alternative to a Vet visit). Occasionally I put the carrots in my tortoise habitat whole so that it takes some effort for Skippy to eat them. This seems to wear down his beak, a good thing since his beak was starting to get too big.
Final thought- Russian tortoises get really bored easily. It is good for there to be some large area they can wander filled with things they can climb on or crawl under.
-Eric-

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: :You have been given very good advice! But I would like to add this- Russian tortoises don't do well in damp conditions. If your enclosure is too small the tortoise may knock over the water dish, or spend too much time wandering through it. : As for foods, dandelion greens are great!! probably one of the most nutritious things you can give him. I also recomend going to your local supermarket and looking for pre-packaged salad mixes. They give you a wonderfull variety of greens and when feeding a russian tortoise variety is all important, I generally choose the salads that contain a variety of red colored greens. Greated carrots was mentioned and that is good, carrots are a natural de-wormer (they will help keep your tortoise worm free, but they are not an alternative to a Vet visit). Occasionally I put the carrots in my tortoise habitat whole so that it takes some effort for Skippy to eat them. This seems to wear down his beak, a good thing since his beak was starting to get too big. : Final thought- Russian tortoises get really bored easily. It is good for there to be some large area they can wander filled with things they can climb on or crawl under. : -Eric- :

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