Taking Care Of A Russian Tortoise

As far as the different pets you can keep in your house, the options span everything from "perfectly normal" to "entirely strange," and from "extremely difficult to take care of" to "extremely easy to take care of"; if you have a Russian tortoise, you know that they are not especially strange or exciting, but you also know that they are about as easy to take care of as any pet out there; if you are thinking about getting  a Russian tortoise, however, you should realize that - because of how easy they are to take care of - many people actually fail to take care of these hardy pets properly!

The first thing you will need to realize is that you will have to keep your Russian tortoise's tank heated, but it is not a good idea to use a floor heater in their tank, as this can actually end up burning their feet and belly; instead, you should use a heat lamp, and you should also make sure you give your Russian tortoise a place in their tank where they can hide away from the light when they want to sleep.

A Russian tortoise does not need much food or water, and because of this, a lot of people end up changing out their food and water far less frequently than they should; even though your Russian tortoise will not drink much water, you should change out their water every day - and even when they do not eat all the lettuce you have put in their tank, you should throw out the old lettuce each day and give them fresh lettuce to munch on (feeding and watering them every day - just as you would with a more demanding pet!).

Another mistake a lot of people make with their Russian tortoise is that they fail to clean out the mulch at the bottom of the tank as often as they should. Even though your Russian tortoise will not do much to dirty up the mulch, you should not go months at a time without changing it, as this will not be healthy for them; instead, you should change out their mulch monthly - and once you keep these simple things in mind, you will be safe in the knowledge that you are taking proper care of your Russian tortoise!

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