Ninja's mom
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We got a Russian Tortoise baby about two months ago. He sleeps almost all day and aside from eating doesn't do much else. I brought him to the vet about two weeks ago b/c I was concerned about his lack of activity, they did an exam and said he was slightly thin and his parasite check came back negative, but otherwise seemed fine. She thought he was too cold so I bought a stronger heat lamp (160 watt with UVB) and that would make him more active and eat more. He does eat pretty well, when I soak him I put him in front of his food bowl and he will almost always eat. I soak him almost every day and he always poops when soaking. But he still sleeps all day/night from what I can tell. Is this normal for a baby tortoise? I don't know what else to do, this is my first tortoise (its actually my 8 year old sons tortoise) and I find him fascinating however I want to make sure he's okay!
Thanks!
Thanks!