Okay, I probably sound like a tortoise "noob" with this question, but Carl flipped himself over today and I was TERRIFIED.
He is in a large rubbermaid container and he was trying to climb up the side of it, and got flipped over. I don't know how long he was sitting like that, but when I came to check on him, he was on his back and wasn't moving. In my mind I was thinking "Oh crap, he's dead!"... he was probably just asleep or something....
but still, what are the odds of him getting seriously injured from flipping over?
In a few days he will be moving to a 40 gallon breeder (with aquarium background covering the bottom four inches all around). Do they not try to climb the glass as much as they do the slightly textured plastic? I know that almost every new tortoise owner probably asks this question but I am TERRIFIED for Carl's safety... how am I going to get anything done at work not knowing if Carl is right side up?
He is in a large rubbermaid container and he was trying to climb up the side of it, and got flipped over. I don't know how long he was sitting like that, but when I came to check on him, he was on his back and wasn't moving. In my mind I was thinking "Oh crap, he's dead!"... he was probably just asleep or something....
but still, what are the odds of him getting seriously injured from flipping over?
In a few days he will be moving to a 40 gallon breeder (with aquarium background covering the bottom four inches all around). Do they not try to climb the glass as much as they do the slightly textured plastic? I know that almost every new tortoise owner probably asks this question but I am TERRIFIED for Carl's safety... how am I going to get anything done at work not knowing if Carl is right side up?