turtel.turtle
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Hello, I've been seeing some concerning things in my baby Greek tortoise. I got her a little more than a month ago, and she hasn't eaten for nearly a week, and today has had multiple bursts of energy. She'd be in her hide, and suddenly run out at full speed for no apparent reason. Then she'd slow down, and stop, look around almost as though she is confused. I was worried, and let her calm down for a little, and gave her a warm soak under her basking light. I drizzled her carapace with warm water, and a few minutes into her soak(she drank a little and was still for the most part) she started violently scraping at the edges of her tub, and trying to climb out. I was surprised, so I dried her plastron and let her back inside her enclosure. She then froze, and began another rampage around the borders of her enclosure. From the seems of it, all her scurries were around the sides and into the corners of her tortoise table, so I've begun to wonder if she wants to get out. She scrapes at the sides, and tries to climb out. However, I do not think that her enclosure is too small for her, since she is about 2 inches long, and her enclosure is 24 inch by 39.4 inches long.
Here is some background information:
The hottest area of her enclosure-where her basking light mainly shines- ranges from 95-105 degrees fahrenheit
the coolest sides range from 75-80 degrees farenheit
her enclosure is 24 by 39.4 inches and is painted with a cool grey eco friendly paint(12 feet high)
coconut coir substrate that is 3-4 inches deep
humidity currently ranges from 40-60, used to be 50-70 but my spray bottle has stopped working, so I've been just mixing water into her substrate whenever she has soaks. I admit it's a drier than I would like, but her lack of appetite has been going on before the humidity drop
has warm soaks daily under her bask daily for 10-20 minutes she used to poop there, but lately she hasn't, likely since she hasnt been eating
I offer here escarole, dandelion leaves, clovers, sow thistle, nemesia(flower and leaves), a little of lemon balm, mustard greens, cucumber. She used to mainly eat escarole, mustard greens, and cucumber. I began offering her more types of foods when she stopped eating(sow thistle, dandelion leaves and flower, strawberry is what I gave her after she stopped eating she has some at first but then stopped eating)
she has a hide that is very humid(maybe about 80), about 12 inch by 5 inch
she has a shallow water dish that is about 3 times her size, so yes, she can enter her bowl
at night, the temperature does not go below 70 degrees fahrenheit, and I use a ceramic heat emitter for reptiles to keep it warm
she often falls asleep under her bask, and she has a cuttlebone available
she has a 12 inch by 6 inch(about)
I have let her out of her enclosure a few times into my room after soaks for her to dry, while I moistened her substrate with water. I've now stopped letting her out because I read that it can be stressful for babies to be let out. Any advice about the situation would be greatly appreciated
Here is some background information:
The hottest area of her enclosure-where her basking light mainly shines- ranges from 95-105 degrees fahrenheit
the coolest sides range from 75-80 degrees farenheit
her enclosure is 24 by 39.4 inches and is painted with a cool grey eco friendly paint(12 feet high)
coconut coir substrate that is 3-4 inches deep
humidity currently ranges from 40-60, used to be 50-70 but my spray bottle has stopped working, so I've been just mixing water into her substrate whenever she has soaks. I admit it's a drier than I would like, but her lack of appetite has been going on before the humidity drop
has warm soaks daily under her bask daily for 10-20 minutes she used to poop there, but lately she hasn't, likely since she hasnt been eating
I offer here escarole, dandelion leaves, clovers, sow thistle, nemesia(flower and leaves), a little of lemon balm, mustard greens, cucumber. She used to mainly eat escarole, mustard greens, and cucumber. I began offering her more types of foods when she stopped eating(sow thistle, dandelion leaves and flower, strawberry is what I gave her after she stopped eating she has some at first but then stopped eating)
she has a hide that is very humid(maybe about 80), about 12 inch by 5 inch
she has a shallow water dish that is about 3 times her size, so yes, she can enter her bowl
at night, the temperature does not go below 70 degrees fahrenheit, and I use a ceramic heat emitter for reptiles to keep it warm
she often falls asleep under her bask, and she has a cuttlebone available
she has a 12 inch by 6 inch(about)
I have let her out of her enclosure a few times into my room after soaks for her to dry, while I moistened her substrate with water. I've now stopped letting her out because I read that it can be stressful for babies to be let out. Any advice about the situation would be greatly appreciated