erinlyndon
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Hello,
My name is Erin and I am 14 and live in the UK. I got my russian tortoise, Pebble, in august when she was 10 months old. I did about 6-7 months of research before getting her and got her enclosure all set up a few weeks before she arrived.
She seemed to settle in very well, she was extreamly active when I took her in the garden and also in her indoor enclosure. She ate quite a bit and was awake for about 8 hours each day.
Now it has got a bit colder I have noticed that she is only awake 4-6 hours and is only eating small amounts that I have to put infront of her (her weight is 60g now but usually dips). She doesn't use the cuttle bone or the stone her food is on so i'm worried about her beak growth. She only really stays in the warmer side of her enclosure and sleeps there for ages, then sleeps in one of the hides or in the higher level later in the day.
I bathe her every day in warm water for 20 mins before school, she has about 6 hiding areas, the substrate is topsoil and is 10cm deep, she has sphagnum moss to keep in the moisture, I use a 100w arcadia d3 MVB, she has a variety of different foods (dandilion leaves and flowers, London pride, chickweed, lots of types of lettuce, rose pettles, petunia pettles, cucumber, plantain, chard, spinich every now and then, rocket, cloves, watercress, hosta, kale and fruit as a treat) one side of the enclosure is 21c and under the light is 32-35c, the humidity is 60-70%, there is a water dish but she doesn't use it. My enclosure is a tortoise table which is 110cm x 80cm.
Is she trying to hibernate? Is my care alright? any help will be much appreciated, I want the best for her.
I'll show you a pic of her table asap.
My name is Erin and I am 14 and live in the UK. I got my russian tortoise, Pebble, in august when she was 10 months old. I did about 6-7 months of research before getting her and got her enclosure all set up a few weeks before she arrived.
She seemed to settle in very well, she was extreamly active when I took her in the garden and also in her indoor enclosure. She ate quite a bit and was awake for about 8 hours each day.
Now it has got a bit colder I have noticed that she is only awake 4-6 hours and is only eating small amounts that I have to put infront of her (her weight is 60g now but usually dips). She doesn't use the cuttle bone or the stone her food is on so i'm worried about her beak growth. She only really stays in the warmer side of her enclosure and sleeps there for ages, then sleeps in one of the hides or in the higher level later in the day.
I bathe her every day in warm water for 20 mins before school, she has about 6 hiding areas, the substrate is topsoil and is 10cm deep, she has sphagnum moss to keep in the moisture, I use a 100w arcadia d3 MVB, she has a variety of different foods (dandilion leaves and flowers, London pride, chickweed, lots of types of lettuce, rose pettles, petunia pettles, cucumber, plantain, chard, spinich every now and then, rocket, cloves, watercress, hosta, kale and fruit as a treat) one side of the enclosure is 21c and under the light is 32-35c, the humidity is 60-70%, there is a water dish but she doesn't use it. My enclosure is a tortoise table which is 110cm x 80cm.
Is she trying to hibernate? Is my care alright? any help will be much appreciated, I want the best for her.
I'll show you a pic of her table asap.
