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Does anybody know how to get a very tiny tortoise (about 3.25" long) to eat his coccidia (Albon) and flagellates (flagyl) medication? He is very shy and can pull his head completely into his shell and then cover it with his front legs so it seems impossible to make him do something that he does not want to do. I've tried thinly spreading it on all his favorite foods but he detects it right away and stops eating. Unfortunately, because I live in manhattan, vet prices are absolutely outrageous and I simply cannot afford to take him in to be 'gavaged' everyday.
I was also wondering if anybody knows the normal amount of activity I should expect in a baby leopard tort? I just got this little guy(or gal) last week and while he seems healthy and has a good appetite, I'm wondering how active these young ones typically are. He is only active for 2-3 hours a day and then spends a good chunk of time time sitting in one spot sleeping (sometimes in the same spot for almost 12 hours and not always his basking spot). Because I am new to tortoise parenting I don't know if this is normal.
I was also wondering if anybody knows the normal amount of activity I should expect in a baby leopard tort? I just got this little guy(or gal) last week and while he seems healthy and has a good appetite, I'm wondering how active these young ones typically are. He is only active for 2-3 hours a day and then spends a good chunk of time time sitting in one spot sleeping (sometimes in the same spot for almost 12 hours and not always his basking spot). Because I am new to tortoise parenting I don't know if this is normal.