belindajon
New Member
Hello,
I just wanted to introduce Miss Violet. She is a rescue that was found wandering a friend's neighborhood. After no one claimed her, I adopted her and brought her home. I've had her for about 6 weeks now and she's finally settled in.
She originally paced her enclosure all day long, which was quite funny because I had the Russian Tortoise pacing on one side of the fence and the German Dachshund pacing on the other side of the fence... cold war revisited.
As you can see from the photos her shell is somewhat deformed. I don't know why but was told it was due to lack of sunlight, which is no longer an issue with her enclosure.
Violet is very good about putting herself to bed daily, usually about 4:00 in the afternoon. Which leads me to the question: originally she paced all day, now that she has settled in, she comes out for sunshine in the morning, eats, then heads back into her night box. She spends at least a two thirds of the day inside the box. Is this normal? I thought she would spend more time exploring her enclosure but she really hasn't.
Also, I'd appreciate any guesses as to her age, I really have no idea. Because her shell is deformed, I'm not sure how to count her age.
I've attached photos of her "home" and her enclosure.
Belinda
Southern California
I just wanted to introduce Miss Violet. She is a rescue that was found wandering a friend's neighborhood. After no one claimed her, I adopted her and brought her home. I've had her for about 6 weeks now and she's finally settled in.
She originally paced her enclosure all day long, which was quite funny because I had the Russian Tortoise pacing on one side of the fence and the German Dachshund pacing on the other side of the fence... cold war revisited.
As you can see from the photos her shell is somewhat deformed. I don't know why but was told it was due to lack of sunlight, which is no longer an issue with her enclosure.
Violet is very good about putting herself to bed daily, usually about 4:00 in the afternoon. Which leads me to the question: originally she paced all day, now that she has settled in, she comes out for sunshine in the morning, eats, then heads back into her night box. She spends at least a two thirds of the day inside the box. Is this normal? I thought she would spend more time exploring her enclosure but she really hasn't.
Also, I'd appreciate any guesses as to her age, I really have no idea. Because her shell is deformed, I'm not sure how to count her age.
I've attached photos of her "home" and her enclosure.
Belinda
Southern California