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Posted by: bradtort at Thu Dec 6 16:24:21 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by bradtort ]  
   

I too haven't provided a humid hide for my russians. I hatched them about 15 months ago and kept them on sand/dirt indoors until they started pooping big time. Then I switched them to a newspaper substrate and a dry hidebox. They have a shallow water bowl that they use frequently and I soak them weekly. I intend to create a new outdoor enclosure for them next year. I consider living outdoors optimal for them. Their parents did very well outdoors for 5 years from about March to October. When I decided to quit breeding russians I adopted the parents out and kept two babies.



And I used the processed grain pellets for the last few meals this year (along with a few weeds) as I wanted to fatten the torts up before the pre-hibernation fast.

   

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