Acquiring a Baby Russian Tortoise Tomorrow!

[Jessika]

Oh man I WISH I could have something that nice!! If I'm gonna have a pen that big though it might as well be outdoors

[chocolatepuppy]

No advice , but can't wait to see pics!

[StarandBratsmom]

Have no idea on how to care for one. When you get it, will you show us pictures? I would love to see it.

[Jessika]

Have no idea on how to care for one. When you get it, will you show us pictures? I would love to see it.

I will definitely show pics when I get him all set up. he's in a temp cage now until the weekend when I can get the "real deal". It's just a smaller tupperwear tub with newspaper lining it, a USPS box flipped upside down with a "doorway" cut out so he has somewhere to hide, and small dishes for food and water. Plus a basking light and UVB light, of course

I know dandelions are a great source of calcium and they grow wild here in Missouri -- but of course I live on the only plot of land in Missouri that doesn't have a single one!!!

[ramanth]

No advice, but congrats!!

My suggestion would be to find a toroise forum. It's what I did when I got hermits and I used all the photos of setups on there as inspiration to set up my own crabitat.

[Jessika]

I have been reading around but just wasn't sure if anyone here had any personal advice/experience with Russians. I think I've done so much research I'm good to go; I'm by far no expert but I'm definitely no novice, either!

[Karen]

Hee hee - I am sure if you have a house in the neighborhood with tons of dandelions they would love you to pick them regularly - Miss Hoppy loved dandelion flowers! The greens you can buy in Whole Foods stores and produce markets nowadays - they grow them for human consumption!

I am sure Grandpa Smith would be highly amused.