Hello all,
My five year old hermann tortoise has not been pooping (as far as i’m aware) for the past several weeks. It seems as if he may be constipated, because he’s also not eating like he usually does.
I’ve been giving him long warm soaks every day in hopes that he would poop during the soak, but he hasn’t gone. He still pees in the water, as I see regular urates.
Under his lamp, there’s an ambient temperature of 90-100 degrees, with the cold side of his enclosure being around 70 degrees the lowest. It’s winter in New York, so I can’t feed him any outdoor weeds. He usually eats a mixture of chicory, baby bok choy, dandelion, radicchio, endive and arugula. Obviously that’s not ideal for him but he usually eats regular weeds from outdoors during the warmer seasons.
Is there any solution that I can try at home, or should I start worrying and being him to the vet? He does not show any signs of sickness and I’m not even sure if he eats his poop. He normally doesn’t.
Thank you
My five year old hermann tortoise has not been pooping (as far as i’m aware) for the past several weeks. It seems as if he may be constipated, because he’s also not eating like he usually does.
I’ve been giving him long warm soaks every day in hopes that he would poop during the soak, but he hasn’t gone. He still pees in the water, as I see regular urates.
Under his lamp, there’s an ambient temperature of 90-100 degrees, with the cold side of his enclosure being around 70 degrees the lowest. It’s winter in New York, so I can’t feed him any outdoor weeds. He usually eats a mixture of chicory, baby bok choy, dandelion, radicchio, endive and arugula. Obviously that’s not ideal for him but he usually eats regular weeds from outdoors during the warmer seasons.
Is there any solution that I can try at home, or should I start worrying and being him to the vet? He does not show any signs of sickness and I’m not even sure if he eats his poop. He normally doesn’t.
Thank you