Rocky_russian
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So on Tuesday of last week I got my lovely little Rocky (a Russian Horsefield).
I'm unsure of how old he is as the man in the pet shop was rather unhelpful however he doesn't appear to be older than a year if that. However I was informed that he is captive bred.
He ate quite a bit on Tuesday, mainly greens and dandelion/lettuce as well as a tiny bit of apple but hasn't eaten since (nearly a week ago). I've only seen him drink once but have been bathing him daily for Round 5-10mins.
He seems to be incredibly lethargic, sleeping all day and night and barely moving even when bathed. He has yet to explore any of his enclosure let alone dig or bask.
He has a separate heat lamp and uv system on 12 hrs a day (heat at around 90 fh thought the day and not dipping below 65 on a night)
There's no sign of worms in his faeces (although I've only had one chance to check so far) but his shell is slightly soft which is disconcerting.
I'm really worried about how little he's moving/eating/drinking. Am I doing everything right? Is there anything anyone would suggest? Or is he just stressed and needs more time to get used to everything?
I've attached a few pictures of both Rocky and his home (the substrate is tortoise terrain from pets at home).
Thanks for any advice!
I'm unsure of how old he is as the man in the pet shop was rather unhelpful however he doesn't appear to be older than a year if that. However I was informed that he is captive bred.
He ate quite a bit on Tuesday, mainly greens and dandelion/lettuce as well as a tiny bit of apple but hasn't eaten since (nearly a week ago). I've only seen him drink once but have been bathing him daily for Round 5-10mins.
He seems to be incredibly lethargic, sleeping all day and night and barely moving even when bathed. He has yet to explore any of his enclosure let alone dig or bask.
He has a separate heat lamp and uv system on 12 hrs a day (heat at around 90 fh thought the day and not dipping below 65 on a night)
There's no sign of worms in his faeces (although I've only had one chance to check so far) but his shell is slightly soft which is disconcerting.
I'm really worried about how little he's moving/eating/drinking. Am I doing everything right? Is there anything anyone would suggest? Or is he just stressed and needs more time to get used to everything?
I've attached a few pictures of both Rocky and his home (the substrate is tortoise terrain from pets at home).
Thanks for any advice!