EchoTheTort
New Member
Hello,
I have a 3 year old Hermann tortoise who sleeps all day, every day and barley eats.
She is only ever up if I have dragged her out of her bed to feed her and even then, she only stays out for about 5 minutes. The only food I can get her to eat is tortoise pellets, so she is getting little to no lettuce or weeds in her diet. I soak the tortoise pellets in water and sprinkle on calcium and vitamin powders. I only give her these twice a week, as I try to encourage her to eat normal food, but the only way I can do this is by cutting up leaves very small and hiding it in her pellets.
I bathe her a few times a week in warm water and the only time she is active is when I let her walk around on the floor, which I cannot do very often as I have 2 dogs-even when I put her in her outdoor run on sunny days she just hides and sleeps, she has even gone to the extent of digging a hole under her hide to sleep in.
Her sister past away last year and she has been like this ever since, but it has recently got even worse, it seems like she has given up on living-that's the only way I can describe it.
I am very concerned so if you have any advice and help it is very much appreciated.
Many thanks,
Amelia
I have a 3 year old Hermann tortoise who sleeps all day, every day and barley eats.
She is only ever up if I have dragged her out of her bed to feed her and even then, she only stays out for about 5 minutes. The only food I can get her to eat is tortoise pellets, so she is getting little to no lettuce or weeds in her diet. I soak the tortoise pellets in water and sprinkle on calcium and vitamin powders. I only give her these twice a week, as I try to encourage her to eat normal food, but the only way I can do this is by cutting up leaves very small and hiding it in her pellets.
I bathe her a few times a week in warm water and the only time she is active is when I let her walk around on the floor, which I cannot do very often as I have 2 dogs-even when I put her in her outdoor run on sunny days she just hides and sleeps, she has even gone to the extent of digging a hole under her hide to sleep in.
Her sister past away last year and she has been like this ever since, but it has recently got even worse, it seems like she has given up on living-that's the only way I can describe it.
I am very concerned so if you have any advice and help it is very much appreciated.
Many thanks,
Amelia