I have two russians. One is 4 in. one is 5 and a half.both females. the bigger one Maizieis very health and i have had her 6 months. Little one(no name) is healthy 2 and i just got her a few hours ago. What should I name her?? Also what are some things to put in their aquarium,? What are some fun things for them to do besides crazing and basking? FILL ME IN!
2007-11-03 18:04:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
I got two tortoises yesterday, an adult male russian, only about 5 inches long, but pretty old. And a very small Herman's.
I've been doing a lot of research online before getting them, and pretty much burrowing and eating is about all they like to do...oh and mating.
I used to take care of a large collection of torts for a science center I worked for, and they didn't do much else either. Eat, fight, mate, burrow ( or wallow, the big sulcatas loved to squoosh around in the mud)
I named my "big" one Roy and my baby Nutmeg. I don't keep them together, because Roy could decapitate Nutmeg in a second if he got angry.
2007-11-03 23:48:49 · answer #1 · answered by eiere 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-23 08:55:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Names- I like naming my torts for places in their range. Look at a map for fun Russian city or park names.
Aquarium? Your torts are about 9-10" long total. They should be in a space with about 1,000 square inches, or about 8' x 8'- pretty dang big aquarium!
Fun things? If they have lots of space, they will explore, climb, dig, eat growing plants and grasses, etc.
Try http://www.russiantortoise.org and http://www.tortoisetrust.org for more helpful ideas!
2007-11-04 13:02:59 · answer #3 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First thing is get them out of the aquarium.
second read this link
http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/russiantortoises.htm
third join the yahoo group for russian tortoise
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/RussianTortoise/
2007-11-05 07:56:27 · answer #4 · answered by Kimg 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋