tort_luv_5055
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Hey guys! Apollo has been doing some strange (yet adorable) things.
First of all he has been changing his bathing habits. Usually its just a quick 10-minute soak and then he wants to get out. He doesn't pee or poop or drink. He crawls onto my hand and nips me if I don't lift him out of the water. But lately he is in (BeeBee's words) Spaaaah land. He actually soaks! He will dip his head into the water and drink. He will poop and pee. Actually, when I went to give him a soak last night, I turned the water on, showed it to him, and he peed!! ON MY HAND!! YUCK. Major yuck.
Not only is he pooping and peeing a lot, he is also showering! I turned the faucet on and let hot water drip into the bath to keep the water temps up. Apollo stood under the hot water and let it drip on his shell. He did this until he pooped, then he wanted to get out. ????is that normal????
Second, he has been burrowing a lot more. Is he just getting ready to hibernate? What is going on? I even caught him sleeping in a burrow under his basking bulb. He didn't go into his log until it was after I gave him a bath. Am I just being a paranoid mom?
While all these things are cute, ( He was sleeping with his head sticking out and resting on his arm under the light, and he was being CRAZY CUTE when the water was dripping on his shell.) they seem very strange. Like really out of the norm for him. Is he just switching stuff up or am I doing something wrong???
First of all he has been changing his bathing habits. Usually its just a quick 10-minute soak and then he wants to get out. He doesn't pee or poop or drink. He crawls onto my hand and nips me if I don't lift him out of the water. But lately he is in (BeeBee's words) Spaaaah land. He actually soaks! He will dip his head into the water and drink. He will poop and pee. Actually, when I went to give him a soak last night, I turned the water on, showed it to him, and he peed!! ON MY HAND!! YUCK. Major yuck.
Not only is he pooping and peeing a lot, he is also showering! I turned the faucet on and let hot water drip into the bath to keep the water temps up. Apollo stood under the hot water and let it drip on his shell. He did this until he pooped, then he wanted to get out. ????is that normal????
Second, he has been burrowing a lot more. Is he just getting ready to hibernate? What is going on? I even caught him sleeping in a burrow under his basking bulb. He didn't go into his log until it was after I gave him a bath. Am I just being a paranoid mom?
While all these things are cute, ( He was sleeping with his head sticking out and resting on his arm under the light, and he was being CRAZY CUTE when the water was dripping on his shell.) they seem very strange. Like really out of the norm for him. Is he just switching stuff up or am I doing something wrong???