Video: About Russian Tortoises' Natural History

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Learn about the Russian Tortoise's natural history in this free video on pet reptiles.

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Russian tortoises are type of tortoise that come from Pakistan. Their scientific name for Testudo horsfieldii and they are born about the size of a quarter. They lay only up to 4-8 eggs at a time. They are not very prolific. They do breed about once a year, once they are mature. They will stop breeding once they are fully adults they generally don't stop breeding until they are about 5-10 years old. This is about a 12 or 13 year old specimen. This little guy here is about 2 years old he was collected in the wild. This medium guy is about 5-6 years old so they grow about 1 or 2" a year until they grow bigger and then the growth slows down quite a bit. They are from Pakistan and they live in the desert where it's very dry and very warm and there is not much water for them to drink. They like to eat brush and grass, they will eat a little cactus if they have the chance and we're going to learn more about Russian tortoises today.

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About Russian Tortoises' Natural History

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