Thanks, but not reallyš@wellington you are a superstar. Thank you! āļø
Happy birthday ššš¤Hi everyone, I just wanted to check something! What would be the ideal distance between tortoise and basking bulb? Itās 100 watts. Heās only eating dandelions, will hold off for days until he gets them, and spends very little time outside his cave. I just want to cover all aspects of his enclosure to make sure Iāve gotten this right. I love this tortoise so much, and Iād hate to think Iām inadvertently causing him unhappiness!
Generally you want it to be about 12 inches from the top of the shell. The goal is to have it heat the whole tortoise, like the sun would, and not focus the heat on one part of the shell. I personally have found this easier to achieve with two 65 watt incandescent floods situated next to each other.Hi everyone, I just wanted to check something! What would be the ideal distance between tortoise and basking bulb? Itās 100 watts. Heās only eating dandelions, will hold off for days until he gets them, and spends very little time outside his cave. I just want to cover all aspects of his enclosure to make sure Iāve gotten this right. I love this tortoise so much, and Iād hate to think Iām inadvertently causing him unhappiness!
This time of year my Russian is like that too. Truely though, tortoises don't have to have a lot of social interaction with you ever. They will on their terms at certain times of day though. Those times are the best. My Russian starts becoming more active and interactive around mid December. I've seen him sit in one spot for several hours with his head stuck out thinking and considering his next move. When he decides there's no doubt about his Decision. If you have time to watch it š it's worth it.Yoshi update!
He has been eating, and is in a nice rhythm of sunbathing and snoozing. Itās such a relief to see him showing interest in food again. The only thing isā¦ heās not showing an interest in much else!
He doesnāt want to play, and if he sees me he is in full flight mode. Honestly itās like weāre strangers. I am so use to social contact with him that itās actually making me anxious. I hate the thought of him just being so isolated and alone, while I go about and do my work. Apart from bath time (that Iāve reduced to three times a week in the hope of reducing his stress levels) we have no real significant contact. Is there anything I can do to bring out his character again? He just seems so down!