3 yr old tortoise not eating or drinking eyes closed

[kaywright89]

i have a 3 yr old tortoise and hes recently stopped eating, moving and now his eyes are closed slighty open. i need help please

 

[TammyJ]

Hi and welcome! Please post some pictures of your tortoise and his setup, and describe the husbandry, lights, temperatures, humidity, substrate, enclosure and diet, and we will be better able to help you! Thanks!

 

[kaywright89]

Hi and welcome! Please post some pictures of your tortoise and his setup, and describe the husbandry, lights, temperatures, humidity, substrate, enclosure and diet, and we will be better able to help you! Thanks!

thank you i will upload now

 

[TammyJ]

Some of our experts will come along to help you! @Yvonne @wellington @zovick

 

[kaywright89]

he has a variety of diet of all fruit and veg , temp sits at 25 in the day and 20 of a night when we turn off his uvb light

 

[kaywright89]

Past day or two I have been bathing him multiple times a day he is now eating as we speak

 

[wellington]

A lot of changes are needed ASAP
First stop all the fruit, it's very bad for his gut.
Second he needs a much bigger enclosure ASAP, a 4x8 minimum
He needs proper substrate, orchid or fir bark.
A bigger clay saucer water dish he can fit into.
A basking area with an incandescent flood bulb that reaches 95-100
All over temps that ranges 75-80
And night temps into the sixties when he's better, now do not let it go below 75.
This tortoise needs these changes NOW! He has been poorly housed and fed!

 

[kaywright89]

A lot of changes are needed ASAP
First stop all the fruit, it's very bad for his gut.
Second he needs a much bigger enclosure ASAP, a 4x8 minimum
He needs proper substrate, orchid or fir bark.
A bigger clay saucer water dish he can fit into.
A basking area with an incandescent flood bulb that reaches 95-100
All over temps that ranges 75-80
And night temps into the sixties when he's better, now do not let it go below 75.
This tortoise needs these changes NOW! He has been poorly housed and fed

A lot of changes are needed ASAP
First stop all the fruit, it's very bad for his gut.
Second he needs a much bigger enclosure ASAP, a 4x8 minimum
He needs proper substrate, orchid or fir bark.
A bigger clay saucer water dish he can fit into.
A basking area with an incandescent flood bulb that reaches 95-100
All over temps that ranges 75-80
And night temps into the sixties when he's better, now do not let it go below 75.
This tortoise needs these changes NOW! He has been poorly housed and fed!

omg this has made me and my son so sad, we are going to see if any local pet stores are open now!! he is a very much loved pet. thank you so much for your fast response and i will get him everything you have mentioned

 

[wellington]

Be sure if he doesn't have a uvb light that you get the tube florescent kind not any of the cheap coil type, not the halogen and not a mercury vapor bulb.
Do not ask the store employees for recommendations as they will sell you all the bad stuff.

 

[kaywright89]

Be sure if he doesn't have a uvb light that you get the tube florescent kind not any of the cheap coil type, not the halogen and not a mercury vapor bulb.
Do not ask the store employees for recommendations as they will sell you all the bad stuff.

Is the ubv light not the correct one? I have posted a pic

 

[wellington]

Is the ubv light not the correct one? I have posted a pic

Sorry, didn't see it the first time,yes it's fine

 

[kaywright89]

Sorry, didn't see it the first time,yes it's fine

Oh good least something is right for him at the min

 

[kaywright89]

A lot of changes are needed ASAP
First stop all the fruit, it's very bad for his gut.
Second he needs a much bigger enclosure ASAP, a 4x8 minimum
He needs proper substrate, orchid or fir bark.
A bigger clay saucer water dish he can fit into.
A basking area with an incandescent flood bulb that reaches 95-100
All over temps that ranges 75-80
And night temps into the sixties when he's better, now do not let it go below 75.
This tortoise needs these changes NOW! He has been poorly housed and fed!

Sorry to ask, but the basking light is this the the uvb light I already have?

 

[wellington]

Sorry to ask, but the basking light is this the the uvb light I already have?

No. The uvb light you have doesn't get warm enough.
You need a 65 watt incandescent flood bulb or regular incandescent lamp bulb for basking. It has to make the basking area reach temps of 95-100

 

[wellington]

Some people will use the ceramic heat emitter like you have. But place it right by the light of it isn't. They bask in the wild by the sun so they look for lighted heat to bask in

 

[wellington]

You will have to build an enclosure as you won't be able to find a proper one at the pet store. You can try looking for a raised garden bed container to use, a large animal stock watering tank to use or a pop up greenhouse to use, all to be used indoors

 

[TammyJ]

You are getting great help and advice! Please keep us updated on your progress, and thank you for caring!

 

[kaywright89]

Ahh right yes I'm with you thank you so much pictures have helped

 

[EppsDynasty]

So Cool....
A caring tort owner in need of answers and a tort in need indeed. Hopefully this turns out fantastic and the tort lives a long and healthy life
@wellington Right ...... On (you can put in your own missing word)