Hello everyone. I am a 15 year old with a 6 year old African sulcata tortoise. I've had my turtle for four years now. However my dad was the guy who usually tended to all their needs. Sadly, one of my turtles died about a week ago. I have been sooooo, sooo sad. I was pretty close to them, and I was extremely distressed when this happen. Now, I really really want to educate myself on my turtles and I want to be really involved in their lives.
Now I have only one turtle named Rocky. I love him so much and I'm really scared that he's depressed, and is trying to commit suicide. He isn't eating as much and I can see that he's lost weight. He doesn't go near his lettuce and stays in a corner facing away from everything. What should I do? I feel like he is extremely sad about his siblings death and I really need help comforting him. I can't tell whether I'm scaring him or if he enjoys my company. Should I continue to spend time with him every day? Or leave him alone in solitude? I also want to know if there is anything I can do to make him happy-ish. I honestly don't know a lot about turtles, but I'm really trying. Do they like toys? And what type? And do they like landscapes? Should I buy, like rocks and things he could climb? He's just in a regular glass tank with coconut shavings (my dad said that that's what it is. It's like dirt kind of, I guess?). About 30 minutes ago he just started eating some of these tortoise pellets. I think he ate like 10, but he still hasn't touched his butter lettuce, which He usually loves. Please help me, I'm so confused and I really don't know what to do. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for everything
Now I have only one turtle named Rocky. I love him so much and I'm really scared that he's depressed, and is trying to commit suicide. He isn't eating as much and I can see that he's lost weight. He doesn't go near his lettuce and stays in a corner facing away from everything. What should I do? I feel like he is extremely sad about his siblings death and I really need help comforting him. I can't tell whether I'm scaring him or if he enjoys my company. Should I continue to spend time with him every day? Or leave him alone in solitude? I also want to know if there is anything I can do to make him happy-ish. I honestly don't know a lot about turtles, but I'm really trying. Do they like toys? And what type? And do they like landscapes? Should I buy, like rocks and things he could climb? He's just in a regular glass tank with coconut shavings (my dad said that that's what it is. It's like dirt kind of, I guess?). About 30 minutes ago he just started eating some of these tortoise pellets. I think he ate like 10, but he still hasn't touched his butter lettuce, which He usually loves. Please help me, I'm so confused and I really don't know what to do. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for everything
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