@Will so you suggest changing the provided food abit ? Anything else besides dandelion flowers? I can't really get my hand on that unfortunately
@Angel Carrion I provide the food on a small tile so not to worry about that :D
he has been like this ever since i got him and the weather was even hotter than now. The problem is there is absolutely no reptiles vet or any vet that I can take him to
The temperature is pretty high it's about 35-40 degrees centigrade. I've read that these species do eastiviate as you have stated but I want to make sure if that is what he's really doing. He's about 9 years of age
my egyptian tortoise has been with me for almost 2 months now and it hasn't been eating properly at all. He eats a few bites of lettus only once every 2 or 3 weeks. I soak him once weekly and provide clean water for him to make sure he is hydrated. His substrate is a mixture of soil and sand...
I'm really sorry for the disturbance but right now he's in a box with some lettuce and water I'm keeping him as the pet store guy told me. Should I keep doing that? Is it right ?
I've heard about aestivation where they stop eating in summer I'm not sure if he's doing that right now or not. I do soak him and he loves it and yes I keep a water bowl and provide shade. He's perfectly fine but I just want to know why exactly is he not eating it's stressing me out. If he's...
The temperature outside is around 40 degrees celcuis ☺️
He's acting perfectly fine otherwise
And nope he's not lockeup at all he's on the roof wandering around. I've had him for 2 weeks now.
There is some shade on the roof too so not to worry
Okay so I'm a brand new tortoise owner. My dad bought me an Egyptian tortoise as a gift and it took me a couple of days to figure out it's species.
I think it's a male, about 9 years of age and he seems to be In good health( I looked up the signs)
Anyways moving on, I live in Egypt and the...