How to take care of a Russian tortoise
You probably can here to find out how to take care of a new Russian tortoise well you came to the right place. The Russian tortoise is a pretty simple creature they live up to 50+ years so get ready for a lifetime experience. One of the very first things to do is to get a 50-gallon long terrarium or longer for adult tortoise make sure to get a screen lid if not included in the habitat .you can keep two tortoises in the same enclosure but they have to be about the same size and same-sex and species.
Their habitat
Now that you have the habitat the next step is decor for bedding you could reptile bark or coconut fiber at least clean the habitat once a week change bedding once a month. they like to mostly sleep in dark spaces so make sure to add a rock or wood hiding spot on the cool side of the habitat. After you did that get a food and water dish then put two thermometers in the habitat one cool side and one on the warm side. if you haven't got a UVB 13-watt desert bulb and basking bulb with a lamp for both get one you will need it. Put the basking bulb above a rock and the other near it. I will tell you the temperatures for the habitat cool side in the day it should be around 72–80 F or 22–27C. For the basking spot, it should be around 09–95 F or 32–35 C, and at night it will be 70–80 For 18–27C. make sure you get a spray bottle for the humidity to spray the habitat and the tortoise once every few hours the temperature should be at 30–50.
What can a Russian tortoise eat?
A Russian tortoise can eat mostly vegetables like leafy greens like kale, collard, mustard, dandelion, broccoli they can also eat apples and bananas
