Re: Information on Russian Tortoises

Posted by Mike on May 07, 1999 at 14:28:03:

In Reply to: Information on Russian Tortoises posted by Chipper Finley on May 06, 1999 at 21:36:16:

Russian torts (aka Horsfield's Tortoise) rock! Very friendly in a reptilian sort of way. They live in desert or steppe climates (so keep the humidity low), they grow to be about 20 cm. long. Feed them high calcium greens (kale, endives, chicory) along with dandelion (leaves and flowers), clovers, any sort of flower, grasses, that sort of thing. All tortoises are hard to breed in captivity, but it can be done if done right. It also helps if you hibernate them, but you don't have to. They usually start eating a lot less in the fall. Buy a book called "General Care and Maintenance of Popular Tortoises" by Philippe de Vosjoli (ISBN 1-882770-37-4). It's relativly cheap and is very accurate on keeping these guys. Don't just rely on the internet. The more books you read the better.

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: Russian torts (aka Horsfield's Tortoise) rock! Very friendly in a reptilian sort of way. They live in desert or steppe climates (so keep the humidity low), they grow to be about 20 cm. long. Feed them high calcium greens (kale, endives, chicory) along with dandelion (leaves and flowers), clovers, any sort of flower, grasses, that sort of thing. All tortoises are hard to breed in captivity, but it can be done if done right. It also helps if you hibernate them, but you don't have to. They usually start eating a lot less in the fall. Buy a book called "General Care and Maintenance of Popular Tortoises" by Philippe de Vosjoli (ISBN 1-882770-37-4). It's relativly cheap and is very accurate on keeping these guys. Don't just rely on the internet. The more books you read the better.

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