Help, hyperactive tort!

spud's_mum

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So spud is just under a year old and has been with me for 10 months.

He normally eats a lot, wonders around all day and basks.

However, the last couple of days, he has been extremely active.
He has been walking around non stop, climbing and digging all the time under his pot.
He never seems to bask and also hasn't been eating much. The only thing that has changed is that we have been misting his enclosure a lot more to try and keep more humidity.
He has lost a bit of weight and to be honest I've been struggling with weight gain since the start of winter.

The hot spot is at 32-34 degrees C
Humidity is at 65%

All advice welcome!
 

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indoor? Size of enclosure? Thank you.
 

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no problem I was just thinking maybe it enclosure was too small for him now, tortoises even little ones need lots of space to roam.do you happen to know how big your tortoise is?
 

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Your basking spot is a bit cooler than most would recommend - have you made any changes to it recently?
Not sure what the temps get to in the day as I'm at school, I can't imagine them getting much different though.
I'll try to bring the temperature up a bit.
There has been no changes to the heat.
Thank you
 

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