Hi Everyone,
I brought my Shell Baby Nigel home on Saturday. I am worried of his lack of appetite and just wanted some advice.
He has eaten bits and bobs, but has only had a couple of bites of carrot, and strawberry one bite of a dandelion leaf and two blueberries. I have offered him, dry tortoise food, mixed leaves, dandelion flowers, lettuce, kale and he just isn't interested, he wont eat whilst in his tank, only when hes out and will only be hand fed.
He is 1.5. His tank has UVA and a heat lamp, the temperature is usually around 90 in the basking spot and 70 at the other side. He seems to sleep a lot in his tank and doesn't really wander around.
I have had him out of his tank and he is pooing and weeing. The day i brought him home he had a very sloppy poo but it has hardened up since then. I have been giving him a soak every day in luke warm water and have seen him having a little drink this morning.
He comes out 2/3 times a day for a wander around and was very active yesterday but ate nothing. Today he seems very lethargic- is he maybe just tired?
He seems fine in himself most of the time, his eyes are bright and enjoys a scratch. Im just worried about his eating.
I brought my Shell Baby Nigel home on Saturday. I am worried of his lack of appetite and just wanted some advice.
He has eaten bits and bobs, but has only had a couple of bites of carrot, and strawberry one bite of a dandelion leaf and two blueberries. I have offered him, dry tortoise food, mixed leaves, dandelion flowers, lettuce, kale and he just isn't interested, he wont eat whilst in his tank, only when hes out and will only be hand fed.
He is 1.5. His tank has UVA and a heat lamp, the temperature is usually around 90 in the basking spot and 70 at the other side. He seems to sleep a lot in his tank and doesn't really wander around.
I have had him out of his tank and he is pooing and weeing. The day i brought him home he had a very sloppy poo but it has hardened up since then. I have been giving him a soak every day in luke warm water and have seen him having a little drink this morning.
He comes out 2/3 times a day for a wander around and was very active yesterday but ate nothing. Today he seems very lethargic- is he maybe just tired?
He seems fine in himself most of the time, his eyes are bright and enjoys a scratch. Im just worried about his eating.