i need help with my stressed out tortoise

[juice_juicee]

hello i just got my brand new russian tortoise and i need help. i think that my tortoise is stressed out because they wont eat and they wont move. and i dont know whats stressing them out. it might be because of the horrible ride back home but i dont know what to do. pls help!!!

 

[method89]

Tortoises stress when relocated. If you just got him you need to give him time to settle down. Keep feeding him. Keep soaking him. He will "come out of his shell" soon enough.

 

[Fish Breath]

Try offering a piece of apple or some fruit. Then leave them to soak in a container with lukewarm dechlorinated water.

 

[juice_juicee]

Tortoises stress when relocated. If you just got him you need to give him time to settle down. Keep feeding him. Keep soaking him. He will "come out of his shell" soon enough.

tysm this really did put me a ease

 

[Golden Greek Tortoise 567]

Welcome! Read this care sheet, as members before me have said, he’s probably just settling in.

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

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www.tortoiseforum.org

 

[juice_juicee]

Welcome! Read this care sheet, as members before me have said, he’s probably just settling in.

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

www.tortoiseforum.org

thanks!! this will help alot

 

[Yvonne G]

tysm this really did put me a ease

Russians should not have fruit. Tortoises often suffer a setback when moved to a new territory. Read the care sheet and make any necessary adjustments to your set up, then just let him get used to his new territory. I generally put them in front of the food then quickly step out of sight.