Re: Russian Tortoise

Posted by Mike on December 12, 2001 at 22:49:02:

In Reply to: Russian Tortoise posted by Robyn on December 12, 2001 at 22:36:23:

: We just go a russian tortoise. Our question is does he need a water bowl in his cage? Some books say yes and some say no.

Hi Robyn-

I would say no. If you feed your Russian properly they should get most of the water they need from their food. I still soak mine in very shallow, lukewarm water for about an hour each week though. They like a dry environment and all they'd probably do to a dish is tip it over and make the substrate more moist which would increase the humidity (which Russians don't like). Basically, I would just soak it in very shallow (like 1/4-1/2" deep) water once a week.
hope that helps
take care,
Mike

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: : We just go a russian tortoise. Our question is does he need a water bowl in his cage? Some books say yes and some say no. : : Hi Robyn- : I would say no. If you feed your Russian properly they should get most of the water they need from their food. I still soak mine in very shallow, lukewarm water for about an hour each week though. They like a dry environment and all they'd probably do to a dish is tip it over and make the substrate more moist which would increase the humidity (which Russians don't like). Basically, I would just soak it in very shallow (like 1/4-1/2" deep) water once a week. : hope that helps : take care, : Mike

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