Hello.
I recently acquired a new Russian T, and was told she was Wild Caught.
I have had her three days now, and she has not eaten at all. I have seen her drink during a nice long soak yesterday, and I know she visits her water bowl due to the substrate that frequently ends up in there.
I wanted to know ways to reduce her stress of adapting to the captive world. I plan on leaving her alone for a week besides giving fresh water and offering food.
So far the food has gone trampled and dried by the heat light.
I can understand she is scared, and stressed, is there any way to reduce that, anything I can do?
I haven't had experience with a wild caught tortoise before. So Any help is welcome!
Even just general guidelines on keeping a tortoise hydrated during this time of settling in is useful. I want to keep my girl healthy, and help her settle in.
Thank you for your time!
I recently acquired a new Russian T, and was told she was Wild Caught.
I have had her three days now, and she has not eaten at all. I have seen her drink during a nice long soak yesterday, and I know she visits her water bowl due to the substrate that frequently ends up in there.
I wanted to know ways to reduce her stress of adapting to the captive world. I plan on leaving her alone for a week besides giving fresh water and offering food.
So far the food has gone trampled and dried by the heat light.
I can understand she is scared, and stressed, is there any way to reduce that, anything I can do?
I haven't had experience with a wild caught tortoise before. So Any help is welcome!
Even just general guidelines on keeping a tortoise hydrated during this time of settling in is useful. I want to keep my girl healthy, and help her settle in.
Thank you for your time!