Russian Tortoise
The third species tortoise I own is the Russian tortoise. The Russian tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii) is also commonly known as the Afgan tortoise, the Central Asian tortoise, Horsefield’s tortoise, four-clawed tortoise and the (Russian) steppe tortoise.
This species is endemic to Central Asia. The Russan tortoise is sexually dimorphic as the average female grows slightly larger than the males. They are herbivores and their main diet consist of leaves and plants.
As a pet, Russian tortoises make wonderful pets as they are not excessively big, with females growing up to the maximum length of 25cm and males up to a maximum length of 20cm.
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There are many dietary pellets for iguanas in the market. I personally use rep-cal iguana food for my Morph Iguanas as they have the most balanced and complete diet so no extra vitamins or calcium are needed.
Handling iguanas are fun but there are some factors that need to be taken seriously.
First of all iguanas have really sharp claws frequent trimming using handling gloves is recommended. Second the males are territorial animals.
Which means they will attack any other male in the area. During mating season most males behaviour will change.
They can really be aggressive and trust me you don’t want to get bitten by them. Iguanas have razor sharp teeth that are designed to shred leaves.
Proper diet and care is criticall important and failing to take proper care will result in them contracting common deseases for iguans and other reptiles.
The two most common deseases are Mettalic Bone Disease (MBD) and bladder stone which will usually result in death.
