Re: Need advice for my Russian Tort

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Posted by Meghan on June 25, 2002 at 22:06:45:

In Reply to: Re: Need advice for my Russian Tort posted by Tracy on June 25, 2002 at 21:58:05:

Oh not its ok dont feel too bad. When I got my first one almost 4 years ago I fed him the wrong things also. The 20 gallon is way too small for her so you should get a rubbermaid container about 50 gallons or bigger for inside. They are for about 15 dollars in a lowes or homedepot and other stores like those. Wow the outside enclosure sounds nice. Does she have a hide box in it with plenty of other places to hide? Wood chips arent soo good because they are too dusty and can cause respitory infectoins. You should try 50/50 play sand/potting soil without perlite in it. Ok the list is quite long so I will send it in a different post. Hope all this is of some help.

: Wow, now I feel really bad. Although it's not like I didn't do some research when I got her. There was a website that gave me the info on the mixed veggies. She liked it, so I thought all was good. The calcium is T-Rex 2:1 Calcium/Phosphorus. Her length is 5". At night and on rainy days, I keep her in a 20 gallon tank with a UVB light and hidding box. Her substrate is that stuff they sell for desert reptiles (can't remember the name) Otherwise, she is outside in a 8' X 20' planter box that is up against the house, nothing but weeds and a water dish in there with plenty of wood chips to bury in. It has an overhang. I feed her once a day and have been sprinkling the calcium over her food. Thanks for all of your advice and I would love to get that list from you.

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: Oh not its ok dont feel too bad. When I got my first one almost 4 years ago I fed him the wrong things also. The 20 gallon is way too small for her so you should get a rubbermaid container about 50 gallons or bigger for inside. They are for about 15 dollars in a lowes or homedepot and other stores like those. Wow the outside enclosure sounds nice. Does she have a hide box in it with plenty of other places to hide? Wood chips arent soo good because they are too dusty and can cause respitory infectoins. You should try 50/50 play sand/potting soil without perlite in it. Ok the list is quite long so I will send it in a different post. Hope all this is of some help. : : : Wow, now I feel really bad. Although it's not like I didn't do some research when I got her. There was a website that gave me the info on the mixed veggies. She liked it, so I thought all was good. The calcium is T-Rex 2:1 Calcium/Phosphorus. Her length is 5". At night and on rainy days, I keep her in a 20 gallon tank with a UVB light and hidding box. Her substrate is that stuff they sell for desert reptiles (can't remember the name) Otherwise, she is outside in a 8' X 20' planter box that is up against the house, nothing but weeds and a water dish in there with plenty of wood chips to bury in. It has an overhang. I feed her once a day and have been sprinkling the calcium over her food. Thanks for all of your advice and I would love to get that list from you.

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