Few Facts about Russian Tortoises

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Few Facts about Russian Tortoises
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• Russian Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) is a
  rugged little tortoise which belongs to the
  turtle family called Testudinidae.
• As these reptiles are found in many locations,
  they have various names, such as the Russian, the
  Afghan, the steppe, the central Asian, the
  four-toed and Hartsfields tortoise.

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• The skin of the Russian tortoise is usually
  yellowish-tan, and it has a rounded-oval carapace
  6-8" (15-20 cm) in length.
• Coloration of the carapace (top shell) varies,
  from a light tan through yellow-green to olive,
  often with brown or black markings on the larger
  scutes. The plastron (bottom shell) is usually
  blotched with brown or black on each scute, and
  in some cases is solid black.

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• The diet of the Russian tortoise in the wild
  consists entirely of herbaceous and succulent
  vegetation, including grasses (green and dried),
  twigs, flowers, and the flesh leaves and stems of
  native and cultivated plants.
• The captive Russian tortoise will feed on various
  cultivated vegetables and ornamental plants like
  lawn grass, squash, leafy dark greens, common
  backyard "weeds" such as dandelions, and the
  leaves and flowers of non-poisonous trees and
  shrubs.

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• In May or June, the female may lay 2-6 eggs, and
  may lay 2-3 additional clutches during the same
  season. The eggs usually incubate for 80-110 days
  in the wild. Hatchlings emerge in August or
  September, but sometimes the hatchlings over
  winter in the nest and do not emerge until the
  following spring.
• Many pet stores sell Russian tortoises, but they
  have been cruelly taken out of the wild, brought
  many miles or even from foreign lands, and many
  die in route or after being sold to innocent
  shoppers. Please adopt. Do not buy them.

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