hi, i'm new to this site but i wanted to seek out advice because i've gotten a jumble of advice over the years and i don't know what's right or wrong anymore.
i have a box turtle named Whoopi who i've had for about 15 years. she was full grown when my parents bought her for me, but i have no idea how old she was then. she normally goes into hibernation in her tank in the fall, and gets up on her own in the spring. this year, she slept through april. since we'd been having cold weather i figured she knew something the rest of us didn't. but now we're well into May, and despite having placed her in her shallow pool to soak, taking her outside into the sunshine, and offering her nightcrawlers, she's still sleeping. yesterday, she must have gotten sick of me reaching in her tank and taking her log away because she somehow crawled under her mat, and has been there since.
i have a red light on her, keeping her tank at 80 degrees. i also have a uvb tube, but that hasn't been on since she's been sleeping under stuff anyway (i should note that i do need to replace it though).
April of last year she had a problem with her beak over-growing. this was due to improper lighting and poor substrate and diet. like i said, i've gotten lots of bad information over the years.
so basically i joined this forum to relearn everything about my box turtle. i want her to be happy and healthy and feel so guilty that i ignorantly neglected her. so any thoughts would be much appreciated.
i have a box turtle named Whoopi who i've had for about 15 years. she was full grown when my parents bought her for me, but i have no idea how old she was then. she normally goes into hibernation in her tank in the fall, and gets up on her own in the spring. this year, she slept through april. since we'd been having cold weather i figured she knew something the rest of us didn't. but now we're well into May, and despite having placed her in her shallow pool to soak, taking her outside into the sunshine, and offering her nightcrawlers, she's still sleeping. yesterday, she must have gotten sick of me reaching in her tank and taking her log away because she somehow crawled under her mat, and has been there since.
i have a red light on her, keeping her tank at 80 degrees. i also have a uvb tube, but that hasn't been on since she's been sleeping under stuff anyway (i should note that i do need to replace it though).
April of last year she had a problem with her beak over-growing. this was due to improper lighting and poor substrate and diet. like i said, i've gotten lots of bad information over the years.
so basically i joined this forum to relearn everything about my box turtle. i want her to be happy and healthy and feel so guilty that i ignorantly neglected her. so any thoughts would be much appreciated.