Hi everyone,
I got Yoshi about a month ago on 5/17. He was 22g when I got him. I'm not quite sure of his age but he still had an egg tooth at 5/30 so he must only have been a month or so old when I got him. He gained about 3g every week until 6/6 and clocked in at 30g. He was a pretty good eater and I had him on spring mix, dandelion greens, kale and I mixed some moistened mazuri once every week. Since 6/6, it seems he's becoming picky when it comes to eating. He only eats certain leaves from the spring mix. He won't touch the dandelion green, and he won't touch collar greens or mustard greens. His weight has stalled at 30g since 6/6 but fortunately haven't lost any weight. His setup conditions are exactly what Tom has described in his russian tortoise care sheet. 100-105 at the basking spot, 80 in warm and about 76 at cool end with a humid hide near the basking spot. Humidity is around 60-70 in his enclosure depending on how much mist I give it. I use a MVB with a solarmeter reading of about 1.5 at his carapace height under the basking spot. His substrate is coco coir.
I soak him daily for about 30 minutes in the morning where he usually poops and pees. He's still pooping everyday, his eyes are clear, and seems pretty healthy with no visible signs of sickness. He does sleep a lot but I think that's just him being a baby.
Is he sick or just being picky? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks!
Sam
I got Yoshi about a month ago on 5/17. He was 22g when I got him. I'm not quite sure of his age but he still had an egg tooth at 5/30 so he must only have been a month or so old when I got him. He gained about 3g every week until 6/6 and clocked in at 30g. He was a pretty good eater and I had him on spring mix, dandelion greens, kale and I mixed some moistened mazuri once every week. Since 6/6, it seems he's becoming picky when it comes to eating. He only eats certain leaves from the spring mix. He won't touch the dandelion green, and he won't touch collar greens or mustard greens. His weight has stalled at 30g since 6/6 but fortunately haven't lost any weight. His setup conditions are exactly what Tom has described in his russian tortoise care sheet. 100-105 at the basking spot, 80 in warm and about 76 at cool end with a humid hide near the basking spot. Humidity is around 60-70 in his enclosure depending on how much mist I give it. I use a MVB with a solarmeter reading of about 1.5 at his carapace height under the basking spot. His substrate is coco coir.
I soak him daily for about 30 minutes in the morning where he usually poops and pees. He's still pooping everyday, his eyes are clear, and seems pretty healthy with no visible signs of sickness. He does sleep a lot but I think that's just him being a baby.
Is he sick or just being picky? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks!
Sam