#noteating

Long time lurker, first time poster. I got my adult Russian Tortoise a week ago and he has yet to take a bite of food. Could he still be settling in? He mostly spends his days buried or basking or just chilling somewhere in between — but mostly will be buried. I have been soaking him every other...

Hi! I have a Russian Tortoise named Raphael. I'm not sure how old he is, the pet place didn't know, but I'd guess he's somewhere around adult since he's a male and his shell is 5 inches long. I was wondering if any of you guys could help me out... I know that Russian Tortoises love flowers and...

Hello! I am new to this forum and I hope I’m posting this at the right place. Basically, I just recently (yesterday) got a baby Russian tortoise. I did a lot of research and considered myself ready. Now here’s the problem; My Russian tortoise is not eating much, he didn’t want hay, nor...

Hi all, I’ve been wanting to post for a while. New-ish tortoise owner, got her from Petsmart in September. I’ve been reading this forum since I got her, trying to take the best care of her and give her everything she needs for a healthy upbringing! She is a a redfoot, not sure how old, about 6.5...

Hi, I have a male Hermann Tortoise (5 years old). He has had no problems since having him but the last 2-3 days (today being the worst) he has not been interested in eating/drinking, seems very withdrawn, is hardly moving, never perked up after a bath, seems to be opening his mouth like he is...

Hello, I have a young horsefield which I’ve had since January so is about a year old. It won’t eat anything at all I’ve tried fruit, weeds, dried flowers, vegetables and it just doesn’t want them. It is quite cold and lazy so we are trying to get it warmer to see if this makes a difference. I’ve...

Big boy African sulcata my tortoises beak got this growth almost like a horn coming out of the middle of the bottom beak and it broke off there was some blood. Now he’s not eating, tries to bite the food then spits it out and started bleeding again. This just happened and could really use some...

I have a baby eastern box turtle and it has not been eating and it just turned winter here and my older box turtle had eating problems on her first winter too even though they are both indoors. How can I get it to eat?

Hello! I am a new tort owner and I got him yesterday. Can you let me know if this is normal? - not eating - mouth looks black and stained - can’t really see his nose holes - eyes: one is slightly bigger than other? - not really active I’m not sure if it’s because he’s sick or he is not...

Hi there, I am new to tortoise ownership. I just took a tortoise from a family member who was just keeping it in an old fish tank. It’s eyes are closed majority of the time, I’ve yet to see it eat. I did soaks already and brought it outside to sit in the sun and this resulted in him finally...

My musk, Pokey, is a four year old female. Her water temp is 72-76, her basking temp is in the 80s. She has UVB and heating. Her diet is varied. Her water has no nitrates or nitrites. About a month ago, she stopped eating. I took her to the vet and they diagnosed her with septicemia...