We have two Russian tortoises in our zoo. Nadia came to the zoo in 2008 and Roman was acquired in 2011. They are full grown adults and NOT Dash’s (our African Spurred tortoise) babies. These Tortoises are the most common turtle pet, but they are found native to warm dry/sandy places such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Uzbekistan. They can live up to 50 years old. Females are larger than males and males have longer tails and nails so it’s easy to tell these two apart! On a nice, warm day you may see this pair outside near our Aviary inside their little portable fence eating grass, dandelions, and clover.
