I'm pretty sure that russian tort's are dry scrubland type torts. Prairie even. I wish I could visit the habitat to know for sure, but ideally, I'd guess that if you wanted to go all out, a compacted dirt/soil would be best with a burrow perhaps predug and reinforced. Hay or long grasses on top of it all would offer cover, bedding, and the occasional snack.

Of course, until this happens at my house, I use wood shavings, with the hay on top.

Ian

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• Russian tortoise substrate question - sneihaus, Mon Mar 13 21:24:38 2006
• RE: Russian tortoise substrate question - bradtort, Tue Mar 14 07:30:02 2006
• RE: Russian tortoise substrate question - joeysgreen, Tue Mar 14 12:34:28 2006
• RE: Russian tortoise substrate question - bradtort, Tue Mar 14 13:28:35 2006
• Don't spend lots on substrate - ericn, Tue Mar 14 18:40:43 2006
• RE: Don't spend lots on substrate - lepinsky, Wed Mar 15 12:05:49 2006