BirdS24
New Member
Hi all! I've come here via google to read up on Russian Tortoises but decided to join today to really get some help. We got our guy just over a week ago and while we don't know too much about him yet, he's been very "lazy". So some info... he was purchased at a place called Tropical Hut, an exotic pet store, mostly reptiles. They recommended the set up he's in now (I wasn't there, my husband took our daughter to get the tort). We live in Vancouver, WA and this is our first tortoise (obviously lol) I'll also attach some pictures so you all can see what we're doing for him right now. We have two heat lamps, one is the combination one and the other is a ceramic coil.
So like I said, he's been pretty lazy...he sleeps all day, sometimes not moving AT ALL. He also hasn't eaten that I've seen since Saturday (today is Monday). We soaked him yesterday in some warm water and he did drink a bit while in there. Today I soaked him again and didn't see him drink any.
We'd love some advice on how we should have him set up and what the enclosure temps/humidity should be at, as we've found lots of confusing and contradictory info online.
We're in the process of finding a vet to just get him checked out and make sure nothing else it wrong as well. Just looking for some advice if there's anything we can do in the mean time to help him and keep him healthy.
Thank you for any info! Look forward to being a part of this group.
So like I said, he's been pretty lazy...he sleeps all day, sometimes not moving AT ALL. He also hasn't eaten that I've seen since Saturday (today is Monday). We soaked him yesterday in some warm water and he did drink a bit while in there. Today I soaked him again and didn't see him drink any.
We'd love some advice on how we should have him set up and what the enclosure temps/humidity should be at, as we've found lots of confusing and contradictory info online.
We're in the process of finding a vet to just get him checked out and make sure nothing else it wrong as well. Just looking for some advice if there's anything we can do in the mean time to help him and keep him healthy.
Thank you for any info! Look forward to being a part of this group.