mikey~t
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Our little Russian tortoise, Mikey hasn't eaten in nearly 3 weeks. We got him in June and he's always had a decent appetite, we give him a variety of purchased foods, and also bits from the garden (dandelion, strawberry and raspberry leaves)
He went through a phase a few weeks ago of spending about 21+ hours sleeping, which I later discovered that we shouldn't let him do if were not hibernating him.. So with that we make sure lid comes off his bed in the indoor enclosure we keep him in, and now an extra lamp goes on too for a spot of extra warmth.. When we did this, he's the most active he's ever been, crawling around and climbing anywhere... We let him roam around the dining room ( which we've always done) and he's now a turbo tortoise, all over the place.
However, we offer him food and there's just no interest, I've researched and tried him on all manner of different stuff he's not had before, and nothing. In the last 3 weeks I've seen him take 3 nibbles of something and then leave it alone, which in the past he'd have wolfed down and be waiting for a bit more..
The fact he's so full of beans tells me he's not unwell, but he has lost 50grams since I weighed him in October, (he puts on about 20grams every two to three weeks)
Anyone got any ideas? Is he ok? I'm guessing it must be body clock/hibernation related, but he's only young (3/4 yrs old) and I'm guessing he hasn't been hibernated before.
Any advice would be gratefully received... Thanks. Rob
He went through a phase a few weeks ago of spending about 21+ hours sleeping, which I later discovered that we shouldn't let him do if were not hibernating him.. So with that we make sure lid comes off his bed in the indoor enclosure we keep him in, and now an extra lamp goes on too for a spot of extra warmth.. When we did this, he's the most active he's ever been, crawling around and climbing anywhere... We let him roam around the dining room ( which we've always done) and he's now a turbo tortoise, all over the place.
However, we offer him food and there's just no interest, I've researched and tried him on all manner of different stuff he's not had before, and nothing. In the last 3 weeks I've seen him take 3 nibbles of something and then leave it alone, which in the past he'd have wolfed down and be waiting for a bit more..
The fact he's so full of beans tells me he's not unwell, but he has lost 50grams since I weighed him in October, (he puts on about 20grams every two to three weeks)
Anyone got any ideas? Is he ok? I'm guessing it must be body clock/hibernation related, but he's only young (3/4 yrs old) and I'm guessing he hasn't been hibernated before.
Any advice would be gratefully received... Thanks. Rob