She responds - opens her eyes and moves her legs, but not enough to walk around the bath tub if mmm or walk around the yard if I take her out when it’s warm and sunny - we’ve had a couple of those days in Houston this month somehow.
thanks for your reply. Puts me at ease knowing she can go for...
Hello,
Ella is not improving.
I have changed the light to a PowerSun from ZooMed so now she has a higher +95F during the day. I will address the space, per your recommendations, later. Right now, I am more worried about her not eating - She hasn't eaten anything since the beginning of the...
Here is the setup.
What is the risk of her to be ‘brumating’?
The light she has right now is 100w and the warm area doesn’t get to over 90. So I have ordered a new 150w bulb and tortoise food.
I don’t know what else to do... breaks my heart to see her sleeping this much!
We've had Ella for a little over 6 months now and she was 3 years old when we got her.
I think the temperatures in her aquarium are OK. We have only one day light that keeps the basking spot at 85-90. And the other side at around 75-80. We used to have a night light, but don't use anymore, so...
Thanks! I might have to take her to the vet. She seems to be getting worse. She uses that leg, but not as she used to pulling herself up completely but just a little. :(
Hello,
I am new to this forum and I already have a question.
I realized a couple of days ago that my 3 year old Russian tortoise has a swollen joint. She was fine a week ago. She could pull herself up and walk without her shell touching the ground. Well, not anymore. The right back leg is fine...
Hello, I am new the forum. Our family just adopted a 3 year old Russian Tortoise, we called Ella. As I should have imagined, Ella has become my baby... although she sleeps in my daughters' room.
I have become fond on Ella. I take her out at noon every day to the backyard so she can walk, eat...