Statepuff
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I here it's normal and a good thing for tortoises to sleep this way. However this is the baby sully a first night..... Well morning. It's like he passed out I front of his food dish and no heat lamp is on. Is this normal?
When he wakes, be sure to soak him in warm water for about 15 minutes . Have you checked Tom's threads on sulcata care. If not, I suggest you do so. He's one of the most experienced members on sullies. I have some of his posts under my name. Check it out.I turned the heat lamp on an hour ago. He's moving positions but still sleeping. Maybe he's just super tired from being shipped and everyone playing with him.
That makes sense? I'm guessing that's why when I put them in water they do that frog leg pose.When a turtle or tortoise stretches out his legs, he's trying to get the most skin exposed to the 'sun' and the UVB it provides. He might be a little too cold.
Who is Tom? Sorry new on here. On my phone too. Not sure how this site works yet. BTW he's up. Soaking him now.When he wakes, be sure to soak him in warm water for about 15 minutes . Have you checked Tom's threads on sulcata care. If not, I suggest you do so. He's one of the most experienced members on sullies. I have some of his posts under my name. Check it out.
I heard only an hour of UV a day. Is that true? I have another Hermanns. I let them outside as much as possible. We're actually going to transform part of our basement into they're personal bedroom before winter.
All my pets are supervised outside. I had to chase a crow away from Taco the Hermanns yesterday.No, that's not exactly true. If all a person can do is let their tort out foe one hour, that's better then nothing. But, when the weather is warm/hot, tort's will seek shade in the warmest part of the day, but graze in and out od the sun during early morning and early evenings. Give your tort as much time outside (with supervision since they are young). During the winters , when the temps are below 80 degrees, they can have uvb lighting for about 12 hours daily.
Who is Tom? Sorry new on here. On my phone too. Not sure how this site works yet. BTW he's up. Soaking him now.
No he doesn't sleep like that. Lol. He sleeps like me sorta. One knee bent one leg straight out Ann's his arms sorta bent in front. If I could figure out how to upload pics on here I'd do it! Ya ll would die how cute and lil he is!!!!When my Little Ricky was a wee lad, he too sometimes would sleep like this. Temps were all fine for him, it's just a baby thing...View attachment 92089
My precious boy likes to sleep arms legs head out all the time he actually burries himself like it and he does it on my lap to so I think it may be natural he also likes to climb up me and lie like that on my shoulder not sure if that's natural or notI here it's normal and a good thing for tortoises to sleep this way. However this is the baby sully a first night..... Well morning. It's like he passed out I front of his food dish and no heat lamp is on. Is this normal?
my little Racer he just woke up took this when he first fell asleep didn't want to disturb him so left him to sleepMy precious boy likes to sleep arms legs head out all the time he actually burries himself like it and he does it on my lap to so I think it may be natural he also likes to climb up me and lie like that on my shoulder not sure if that's natural or not