Do torts have lazy days?

[jtrux]

Just wanting to get some feedback from our more seasoned keepers about "lazy" days. My baby Leopard has been super active the last few days, eating and drinking like crazy but this morning after his soak he just seemed to retreat to one side (the warm side) and hasn't moved since. His head is out and eyes are closed and if I pick him up he reacts and acts normal but he's not acting "normal" which includes cruising his enclosure, eating tons of food and drinking up lots of water so I just wanted to see if this behavior is normal from time to time??

 

[Neal]

From time to time it is perfectly normal.

I exhibit this behavior quite often.

 

[jtrux]

Alright, my gf is off today so she can keep an eye on him, hopefully it doesnt last long.

 

[Jacqui]

Sounds normal, but do watch that is just a today thing, not the start of being sick.

 

[wellington]

From time to time it is perfectly normal.

I exhibit this behavior quite often.

LOL, that what I was going to say

 

[Watsonpartyof4]

My RF Tyrone is having a lazy day too!
Yesterday he was all over the place eating and soaking extra long. Then after he got out and made it all dirty, I changed the water and put in fresh warm water ... And yep you guessed it he was right back in it soaking! So after we rinsed and repeated a third time. He finally settled in for the night. This morning he came out and went under the basking light and slept using the rock as a pillow. Of course i started to worry, because normal routine is he wakes up i wash his soaking bowl and feed him and fill it with warm water. He comes over for a long soak and eats then basks. Today he slept all day he has just now come alive and is eating up a storm and pacing around like normal. He will soak again, so I will rinse and repeat!

 

[Levi the Leopard]

sometimes my leo will have all legs sprawled out, neck extended and almost head laying on its side. like literally laying out, vegging out and being lazy sometimes. like everyone says keep an eye out to make sure it doesn't last day after day

 

[Watsonpartyof4]

Well apparently my Tyrone has his days and nights mixed up, because after his lazy sleepy day ... He was up all night acting his crazy self chomping on the cuddle bone, pacing the enclosure, standing on his hide, moving around, chomping on the cuddle bone, splashing his water, chomping on the cuddle bone, and digging around! Did I mention chomping on the sudden bone?

 

[jtrux]

Ok second day and its continuing, doesnt seem to be getting worse but im wondering if I let it get too cold at night...right around 75 and 70% humidity. Eweezyforsheezy was worried it might be a respiratory infection. Im gonna remove the lid on the enclosure today and place the CHE a little closer so the temp goes up and the humidity goes down, hows that sound?

 

[Neal]

Yeah, with that high of humidity I would try to keep the temperatures in the high 70's and low 80's as a nightime cold temperature.

 

[jtrux]

My goal is to get it to stabilize around 50%. Hopefully things start to improve.

 

[greyshirt]

When my leopard was a baby(he's two now) I let the nigh time temp get down to 72 and he got a bad respiratory infection. The vet gave him a shot of baytril and then I had to give him one a day for ten days. He was so small we used an insulin needle with barely any in it. Since then I don' let it get below 85.

 

[LeopardTortLover]

I'm worrying myself now! All mine does is wake up to eat for about ten mins, may lie under the heat lamp for an hour (if that) and then goes back to her hide at the cool end for the rest of the day. She's only active for about an hour if that. And thats every single day. On the days I take her out of her enclosure for a walk, all she does is look for a place to sleep...

 

[jtrux]

Geez, ill give a report tomorrow to see if she gets better.

 

[Neal]

I'm worrying myself now! All mine does is wake up to eat for about ten mins, may lie under the heat lamp for an hour (if that) and then goes back to her hide at the cool end for the rest of the day. She's only active for about an hour if that. And thats every single day. On the days I take her out of her enclosure for a walk, all she does is look for a place to sleep...

If this is how your tortoise has always been, and is growing and gaining weight, there's nothing to worry about that I can determine.

Some tortoises are like that.

 

[jtrux]

My girlfriend gave me updates all afternoon while I was at work to keep letting me know how little Cooper was doing. Fortnately she appeared to be doing better. Ate almost all her food and started doing her normal laps in the enclosure repeatedly walking through the water and taking big gulps every couple laps or so. I just made some adjustments to the 60W CHE and have it to where the overall temp in the enclosure is 84 with 55% humidity. There is one spot right under the CHE that happens to be right over the water bowl that is just touching 89/90 but i'm ok with that.

 

[Neal]

Sounds great!

Do you have a humid hide with a higher amount of humidity than 55%?

 

[Levi the Leopard]

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-55016.html

do leo's have lazy days? .... see here

 

[Eweezyfosheezy]

Glad to hear she's doing better. Probably just had a case of the mondays (office space).

 

[jtrux]

Neal: She has never gone into the humid hide, I put her in it one time and she came right back out. Any thoughts?

Eweezyfosheezy: Yea I was getting worried, when I came in this morning she was already up and at em which is unusual, she would normally just be asleep until I soaked her, so she's definitely more active now.