would a indoor cage of 8'x either 18" or 24" be big enough for 2 russian torts?
what kinda special phycical care do they need, like toe nails trimmed or anything, i've been researching their care and stuff but have seen very little on that.
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russian tortoise cage?
pharoh08
Dec 21, 2004 07:13 PM
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bradtort
Dec 22, 2004 08:46 AM
Yes 8'x18"-24" would be OK for two russians.
For general care try www.russiantortoise.org
I've never had to trim the nails on my tortoises, but I also keep them outdoors about 6 months a year, where they do a lot of digging. They will scrape and scratch around while indoors, and this may keep their nails short.
As for beaks, I've had to do that a couple times, but only with males for some reason. It seems that if I feed them tough, chewy food items like grass, weeds, a little carrot and squash, their beaks are fine. If they get lots of soft greens and pellets, even if fed on a piece of slate, the beaks get long.
So try to provide some flat pieces of rock/slate/tile in the pen. Provide some tough foods. And if they need a trim of either nails or beaks, go to the vet the first time, see how the vet does it, and then you'll feel comfortable the next time it comes up.
