I got a problem (Baby sulcata info needed)

[Patrick Seymour]

i rescued a hatchling that still has its egg tooth about a week ago. his living conditions were horrid (they actually had him/her in with some 3 toed box turtles.) i took him/her home and soaked for what seemed like the first time. i took the hatchling(now named titan) to the vet and found that titan weighs a whole 41 grams. my problem is that titan is very sluggish and barely eating all he does is sleep and wont even drink. i soak him every other day like my year old. what else should i do. i have him in a plastic container at the moment with uvb and a heat lamp, i spray it down daily to help with the humidity and he has a high humidity hide. thanks

 

[Zeko]

Hello,

I am sure some of the experienced guys will chime in, but i'll go ahead and ask a few things that I am sure they will:

1) What is your temperature readings on cool/warm/basking areas?
2) Please attach photos of it's current setup.
3) Please turn your lights over and attach photos of what the bulbs look like.
4) What are you feeding him?

This should be enough to get some of the good guys giving you advice.

Thanks,
Brad

 

[Tyanna]

We also need to know the species of hatchling to help suggest proper care.

 

[Patrick Seymour]

well i cant get a pic of the enclosure for i am not home at the moment. as for the food the only thing i notice him touch is clover.

 

[Patrick Seymour]

im sorry i thought i stated it is a sulcata

 

[Patrick Seymour]

can anyone post pictures of their sulcata hatchling indoor enclosures to give me any ideas, i am planning on building something more permanent once i get the chance

 

[bouaboua]

Hello and Welcome. The sooner you have have a picture posted here are better.

Bless you heart for rescue this hatecling before he become dinner.

 

[Patrick Seymour]

this was taken when i got titan home

 

[dmmj]

The tortoise could be sick, could simply be adjusting to a new environment, He could be to cold. what are the temps he is being kept at?

 

[lismar79]

Your temps are going to be pretty important right now and I would soak every day. You should even add a jar of carrot or squash organic baby food to the soak water. Help get something in him.

 

[Yvonne G]

The baby's eyes are starting to swell. You need to nip this in the bud. The most common cause of a baby to not eat is it isn't warm enough. Get one of those point and shoot temperature reading thing-a-ma-bobs and check the temperature all over the floor of the habitat. It should be at least 80F all over the whole floor.

 

[Zeko]

The baby's eyes are starting to swell. You need to nip this in the bud. The most common cause of a baby to not eat is it isn't warm enough. Get one of those point and shoot temperature reading thing-a-ma-bobs and check the temperature all over the floor of the habitat. It should be at least 80F all over the whole floor.

Almost any hardware store sells them: temperature guns.

I've found shooting them at the ground, and then at the tortoise when he is in those locations to be best. If the ground is damp it will read lower than what the tortoise would actually be in that very same location. Some people use rocks and such the height of the tortoise, but I simply put my tortoise in the spot and wait a minute or so and shoot at his shell.

Hope it helps!,
Brad

 

[dmmj]

I looked for point and shoot temperature reading thing-a-ma-bobs on amazon, no such luck.

 

[Zeko]

I looked for point and shoot temperature reading thing-a-ma-bobs on amazon, no such luck.

Haha. What a dink

This is the one I use, and it works like a champ. Had it over a year now.

http://reviews.canadiantire.ca/9045...igital-temperature-reader-reviews/reviews.htm


Not sure if it is available near you, but I'd imagine anything similar would do just fine.