Sleeps to much

[Casey666]

My Russian tortoise heidi is always sleeping and i have to take her from her hut to eat and when she eats she crawls back to the hut. she never walks around!!! is that normal?

 

[Kerryann]

I wouldn't think so. What temperatures are her warm and cool side in her cage?

 

[pdelpizzo]

Describe your setup. How big is the enclosure? What kind of lighting? Temperature? What are you feeding her? How is her appetite? How often do you soak her?

Thanks!

Patrick

 

[Casey666]

I wouldn't think so. What temperatures are her warm and cool side in her cage?

the warm side is usually around 90 degrees im not so sure about the cold side i think its about 70 or 80

 

[Laurie]

the warm side is usually around 90 degrees im not so sure about the cold side i think its about 70 or 80

You need to know your temperatures a little more accurately. It is very important for your torts health. There are four temperatures you should be familiar with:

Basking- should be hottest point- you want this about 95*

Warm side- you want around 80*

Cool side - should be in 70's

Nighttime- for Russians this can be quite cool, probably cooler than your house is, so I wouldn't worry too much about this, unless your tort is sick, then you want to keep him/her warm at night as well.

The temps would be the first thing I would double check if my tortoise was sleeping all the time.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Casey:

Your tortoise would do much better in an outdoor habitat. Tortoises, especially steppe (russian) tortoises really need more activity than a tort table or aquarium has to offer.

 

[Casey666]

the warm side is usually around 90 degrees im not so sure about the cold side i think its about 70 or 80

You need to know your temperatures a little more accurately. It is very important for your torts health. There are four temperatures you should be familiar with:

Basking- should be hottest point- you want this about 95*

Warm side- you want around 80*

Cool side - should be in 70's

Nighttime- for Russians this can be quite cool, probably cooler than your house is, so I wouldn't worry too much about this, unless your tort is sick, then you want to keep him/her warm at night as well.

The temps would be the first thing I would double check if my tortoise was sleeping all the time.

thank you! I'm am definitely going to get a new lamp because it doesn't provide much heat. That could be the problem. I will be sure to monitor the temp.

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Hi Casey:

Your tortoise would do much better in an outdoor habitat. Tortoises, especially steppe (russian) tortoises really need more activity than a tort table or aquarium has to offer.

i do take my tort out a lot and bring her outside

 

[ascott]

Temps/ sun and hydration play a large part in a torts life....so yup, getting it right is good...