Mateya.sarne
New Member
Hey all, I need some reassurance/advice for my 1 year old Sulcata, Timmy.
I have searched for answers/tips on the forum all day (so yes my temperature/humidity, substrate, enclosure, lighting & diet has followed the needs of a young tortoise). I am posting this on a Monday night, I first noticed that Tim was not acting himself Saturday night. He is usually very active & has a great appetite every feeding. Although, he was not interested in his food & I didn’t think much of it until Sunday when he would not come out of his hide. After seeing advice on here, I did soak him right away. I also let him out & tried to feed him; he walked around a bit but only took a few chomps of his food & then went straight to his cave once I put him back. Today, he only made one appearance sitting at the entrance of his hide. I was able to soak him, watched him drink a little & he ate only a bit more than yesterday. I have not seen any poops since Sunday. He doesn’t have any discharge around his eyes/nose & his skin & tail look healthy. I am worried because this is not like him at all, he may put himself to bed early on some days but he is never not active during the day.
Please, any advice or suggestions of things I could try out would be very appreciated!!
I have searched for answers/tips on the forum all day (so yes my temperature/humidity, substrate, enclosure, lighting & diet has followed the needs of a young tortoise). I am posting this on a Monday night, I first noticed that Tim was not acting himself Saturday night. He is usually very active & has a great appetite every feeding. Although, he was not interested in his food & I didn’t think much of it until Sunday when he would not come out of his hide. After seeing advice on here, I did soak him right away. I also let him out & tried to feed him; he walked around a bit but only took a few chomps of his food & then went straight to his cave once I put him back. Today, he only made one appearance sitting at the entrance of his hide. I was able to soak him, watched him drink a little & he ate only a bit more than yesterday. I have not seen any poops since Sunday. He doesn’t have any discharge around his eyes/nose & his skin & tail look healthy. I am worried because this is not like him at all, he may put himself to bed early on some days but he is never not active during the day.
Please, any advice or suggestions of things I could try out would be very appreciated!!