Donna Shaw
Member
Hi, I wondered if anyone can help. I got a tortoise on sunday afternoon. I've never had one before but have done lots of research beforehand. I purposefully picked a very active one, who was quite naughty and clambering over all the others at the store! He was quite active sunday but since then seems quite subdued, isnt eating and keeps taking himself off to his bed! I've tried a variety of foods to encourage him to eat, sprout leaves, cabbage, dandelion leaves, apples, grapes and also tried the tortoise pellets that you soak in water but he doesnt seem to be eating at all. The UV lamp is at 32degrees Celsius, it's working fine, its 150 watt bulb and is on that temp from 7am to 7pm when I drop it to 20degrees celcius, the strip light is a brand new one and again is on 7am to 7pm. He is in a table with fresh water to bathe and drink, tortoise soil down at different levels with a few sticks, pebbles and bridges to keep him entertained. I'm worried about him but dont know if its just taking time to settle in his new environment, any ideas??