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THANK YOU THANK YOU! I'd hate to lose the little green guy, though now he appears solid though stubborn.

I read all that several times. It is useful but to a point. We can increase the enclosure, get cedar chips, through out the hay ( although one of the latests post actually recommends hay!) i am reassured by the return of healthy appetite, if it is only for that silly romaine. I guess I...

Okay, I will put him near but not under a lamp after soaking. He sure did slow down. But he is eating, looks okay...

Wait, I was told that chips are not ideal and sand is good, as he is a desert guy genetically. I will remove the hay. though, thanks. Are you saying I should wet the chips? How often should I soak him? i can adjust the night temps by keeping his heat lamp on and focused on his hide. . Will...

I will post it soon, but it is as far as I know an almost perfect indoor pen. And he walks some, just not the length of it. He goes to bask, sits there for some time, then goes to eat, bask again, eat again, and when it is dark outside he tends to head for the hide for good.

Well, the enclosure is all but perfect. 7.5 feet by 1.3 feet. wooden walls. Mixed substrate - hay, tort sand, tort chips. A slate plate for food, a pool, a hide. Dual lighting. Temperatures fall at night inside, to almost 50 at times. during the day it is 70s. He has his basking light -...

Thank you all for being there. two issues: 1. Eating. My russian tort Vova only eats romaine lettuce or a similar leafy lettuce. ALL has been tried. Including pureeing romaine and putting over other greens. No go. If I leave say turnip greens, kale, dandelion greens - he won't eat...

That's great , then, THANK YOU. I am new to this and nervous, I only know how to keep dogs and cats, and a new life entrusted to me, you know. I would hate to lose him.

Are those okay? It is possible I only noticed those after a few months of being his guardian. Need help! Thank you all!

No go, alas. but he is eating another kind of salad now.

great idea, will try tomorrow ( he already ate his romaine today and retreated to his hide, I don't want to bug him. ). i will try a picture - his head would need to be way out. they are irregular black spots on his beautiful green neck. they were not there before, I am positive. Thanks!

Yvonne, we did and I will do more. Thank you. So unbrumate in March, right? Or wait until he comes out h by himself?

Hi all! My russian Vova has a new enclosure, new lamps, and began eating again - though alas only romaine lettuce, and believe me I tried everything and withheld the romaine, but then he dos not eat at all. So I gave up, went back to Romaine but offer other greens too, I have basking heat...

Now I am really scared. :( I am new to all this. m My box CHOSE that place, inside the acrylic enclosure, but... he is a wild box and probably made a mistake..

I decided to let the box be as is. I will let you all know in the spring. Here, ground temps are freezing at times, when above-ground is passable, and he is insulated by leaves and needles.. Was told by that expert that un-brumating can cause death if early. :(

] So let me make sure I have the picture correctly: You have an acrylic 'box' laying on its side and the turtle is inside the box. Then you've stuffed the box with pine needles, leaves, etc. You can also pile up garden trash and leaves over the top of the box. I like my mound to be at least...

Well, he did enter that acrylic tank by himself.. All we did is cover him up with leaves and pine needles... But it is not a natural brumation location. :(

So I should leave my box alone? No weighing? No hydration while brumating?

How do you check on them? weigh? Hydrate? I have a brumating box, adult male.. Outside...

He is pretty solid. Did herpetology, knows all about both horsfields and boxes... My box guy chose to hibernate in an acrylic enclosure ( with chips and we covered him with leaves and pine needles, too). The zoologist says about 30% of captive boxes will not survive hibernation...