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I am worry sick…need HELP
I am very new to Tortoise and I just received a Redfoot tortoise on Tuesday morning. I am very concerned about my little “Qâ€Â
Day one…
The first day she have a few bit of the cactus leaf and a piece of papaya I give her…it is the size of a quarter…she did not finish it nor did not touch the green.
Day 2
She ate the whole cactus and half of the papaya but did not touch the green (wheat grass and spring mix.
Day 3
Today she did not touch anything.
What is wrong?
The heat is at 85F – 90F at day time and 78F -82F at night. I spray water 2 times a day; I have added reptisafe in the water and change my water bottle every day.
Today was a rainy day so I have turn on the UVB light…the other days was very sunny so I did not need it.
Is it the UVB light that she did not like?
I personally don’t like worms…the thought of it give me goose bumps…but I have read that tortoise love butterwarms…Should I get her some?
Sam told me not to handle her for 3 weeks…but how can I soak her in warm water if I can’t handle her? She needs water somehow?
She also never comes out of her hide…not even for eating…I had to put the foods very close to the entrance of her hide…today I have lift up the rock of her hide to see if she is still alive since she did not eat the foods I put.
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks
PH ïÂÅ
I am very new to Tortoise and I just received a Redfoot tortoise on Tuesday morning. I am very concerned about my little “Qâ€Â
Day one…
The first day she have a few bit of the cactus leaf and a piece of papaya I give her…it is the size of a quarter…she did not finish it nor did not touch the green.
Day 2
She ate the whole cactus and half of the papaya but did not touch the green (wheat grass and spring mix.
Day 3
Today she did not touch anything.
What is wrong?
The heat is at 85F – 90F at day time and 78F -82F at night. I spray water 2 times a day; I have added reptisafe in the water and change my water bottle every day.
Today was a rainy day so I have turn on the UVB light…the other days was very sunny so I did not need it.
Is it the UVB light that she did not like?
I personally don’t like worms…the thought of it give me goose bumps…but I have read that tortoise love butterwarms…Should I get her some?
Sam told me not to handle her for 3 weeks…but how can I soak her in warm water if I can’t handle her? She needs water somehow?
She also never comes out of her hide…not even for eating…I had to put the foods very close to the entrance of her hide…today I have lift up the rock of her hide to see if she is still alive since she did not eat the foods I put.
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks
PH ïÂÅ