What kind of turtle is that ? he/she is really cool lookin.
07-30-2004, 12:02 PM
elevatethis
Cage cleaning query
well it might be called a box turtle in the second pic.......
(sorry for the corny joke...)
07-30-2004, 12:36 PM
Brandon.O
hahaha good one ;) :)
07-30-2004, 03:17 PM
Anonymous
It's russian tortoise, sorry that I forgot to me mention that.
Danny
07-30-2004, 03:34 PM
Brandon.O
ok, i thought so.I looked them up on the internet but didnt find very much useful info . How long have you had it ? Do they really sleep for months at a time ?
07-30-2004, 04:22 PM
Danny
auto misting, auto lights, and auto everything.. i am lazy
I don't know I've only had it for 3 days. According to it's original owner this guy is 10 yrs old.
07-30-2004, 05:45 PM
Anonymous
Haha!
I love the joke!
A friend of mine is looking into getitng a Russian tortoise within the next year.
Any useful info you could spare?
And personal experiences that could teach a useful lesson?
Thanks.
-collin
07-31-2004, 06:07 PM
CTReptileRescue
Russians can make wonderful additions to anyones household.
I do recommend taking a couple minutes and seriosly reading this site through and through http://www.russiantortoise.org/
It can be alot all at once, but it has wonderfull information.
Rusty
07-31-2004, 08:17 PM
Brandon.O
do they absolutely need to be kept outside in a pen or can you just keep them in a giant tank ? .Its cool that thye can eat all those plants, i have alot of those growing in my moms garden
07-31-2004, 08:34 PM
Tigergenesis
The problem with tanks is that the think if they can see through it they can walk through it, and they'll keep trying to walk through the glass. But if you get a large enough tank (minimum 75 gallon: 48x18) you can remedy that by putting some type of border around the base of the tank (at their eye level) so that they can't see through it. At least this is what I was told when I was looking into them.
07-31-2004, 08:44 PM
snakeys1996
hey elevatethis, i think you deserve a pat on the back for that one. and thats a great lookin tortise. ive always been a big fan of turtles. good luck with it.
08-15-2004, 03:51 PM
Dana
Hi! I realize that these are old posts---but are the original posters still around?
I have a Russian tortoise too! I just noticed this forum down here---I've been busy up at the top with the BP folks :)
