So I would assume that the solutions would to be either build a bigger box and or let him outside more? Have any methods on how I can carry my tort without scaring him too much? I get the feeling he doesn't liked getting picked up too often so how can I make the experience less stressing for him?
Quick update number 2: Cantaloupe will still eat when presented food and sleeps normally, but he still spends most of his time awake pacing the walls and climbing the corners even with the UVB light turned completely off ever since the start of this thread....
Quick Status Update, turned off the UVB light, brought Cantaloupe (my tortoise) outside for some sunlight for 40 min ish then brought him back in. He seems less frantic and is eating again for now.
May I have some pictures of overhead setups as examples please? I'm not the most handiest of individuals to be honest, the box was the first time carpentry project I've even done.
Again the overall space is 5ft by 2 ft, the cardboard in the scond pic is there to create a hiding spot for the cool side, The lamp on the left is a ceramic heat emitter for night time, the middle is its basking light, and the right lamp is the UVB bulb.
Hello, we have a Eastern Hermann's yearling for about a month now, and for the past week it's been trying to climb out of its box, and just ignores its food. During it's first 2 weeks it was eating, basking, and digging whenever it thought no one was looking, but now it spends all its waking...