Hello, I'm new to tortoise keeping although I've always loved them from a young child when my auntie had two. I purchased a marinated tortoise on Thursday last week, I've named him Only, he is so cute. The only thing I'm concerned about is that he hasn't been to the toilet yet. Should I be concerned about this? He is eating well, loves to bask under the heat lamp and has a uv light. I have also been bathing him every morning. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Can you give us more info? What is his diet and what are your 4 temps? Hot side, cool side, basking and night low? Are you soaking, and what humidity?
Oh yeah and welcome to the forum. Congrats on getting a tortoise.
Welcome to TFO!!
Please check out this link to the Marginated care sheet...lots of good info to make sure you get your tortoise off to a good start! http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/marginated-tortoise-testudo-marginata-care-sheet.98564/
Please check out this link to the Marginated care sheet...lots of good info to make sure you get your tortoise off to a good start! http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/marginated-tortoise-testudo-marginata-care-sheet.98564/
Welcome to the forum!!
His, his diet so far is, dandelion, romaine lettuce, hibiscus flower, viola flower, and just once has had rocket and watercress. Basking temp is 95-98f, cool side is 75-80f and overnight so far has been 70f. Yes I've been bathing him in warm water every morning
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Thank you
Thank you. I will read through this later.Welcome to TFO!!
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Welcome. I hope your tortoise isn't marinated 
(Marginated maybe?) He needs a long warm soak and abut more time to settle in. Has he been outside yet? Are you sire he hadn't been to the loo but you just haven't spotted it?
(Marginated maybe?) He needs a long warm soak and abut more time to settle in. Has he been outside yet? Are you sire he hadn't been to the loo but you just haven't spotted it?Haha, well spotted, didn't realise it said marinated!! I live in England so it's too cold for him to go out until next summer. From what I've read I think I would have noticed if he'd been to the loo, I haven't seen anything and definitely not when he is having a soak. Perhaps like you said, he needs more time to settle in. It's only been 3 days since I got him.Welcome. I hope your tortoise isn't marinated
Welcome to the forum, Dawn!
If you place your tortoise is a pan with tall sides, of warm water, with the water coming up to the middle of his sides, and leave him in there for about a half hour, I guarantee he will poopl
If you place your tortoise is a pan with tall sides, of warm water, with the water coming up to the middle of his sides, and leave him in there for about a half hour, I guarantee he will poopl
Welcome to the Forum.
Thank you. I will give that a go tomorrow. Would I need to change the water before the half hour is up, it will go cold otherwise or is that OK?
Thank you.
The water won't get any colder than the temperature the water sits in. So unless your room is in the 60'sF I wouldn't worry about changing it.
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Hello Dawn
Hello, Dawn, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum to you and Only.
It should happen, given time and warm water!
Have a look at http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
for good basic information.
And we love photos if you could manage it!
It should happen, given time and warm water!
Have a look at http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
for good basic information.
And we love photos if you could manage it!
Hi Dawn and welcome, I'm in the UK too.
My tort's toilet habits seem to vary with the seasons and he can go up to a week without a poop in the winter
then sometimes every 2 -3 days spring/summer.
But that may be because his diet has to change because dandies etc aren't available.
He also has never pooped in his water, no matter how long I've left him and topped up his water.
I wish he would as it would be easier to contain.
I've read here that they sometimes eat their own poop too but if he does that it will probably be written all over his face!!
Enjoy the forum - there's lots to learn but this is the best place to learn it.
My tort's toilet habits seem to vary with the seasons and he can go up to a week without a poop in the winter
then sometimes every 2 -3 days spring/summer.
But that may be because his diet has to change because dandies etc aren't available.
He also has never pooped in his water, no matter how long I've left him and topped up his water.
I wish he would as it would be easier to contain.
I've read here that they sometimes eat their own poop too but if he does that it will probably be written all over his face!!
Enjoy the forum - there's lots to learn but this is the best place to learn it.
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