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[Lori lawson]

howdo I get questions answered on this site? Need help with baby sulcata. My baby won't eat. Have zoomed flooring. Feed romaine mazuritort diet and rye grass. Was eating first 3days but hasn't eaten x 2 days now

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello, Lori and welcome to Tortoise Forum.
Try varying the diet.
Make sure your temperatures are correct : basking spot; hot side; cool side; night time low.
Do not use coiled or compact bulbs.
Check these for further details.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
Sometimes this seems to happen.
A tortoise will move to a new home, eat well for a day or two and then seem to go into a sulk. Noone seems to know why.
It generally passes, given time to adapt to the new home, but the set-up must be right.
Pictures of the enclosure would enable the people here to identify any potential problems.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hi Lori

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi @Lori lawson and welcome to the Forum!

All you have to do to get answers to your questions is ask them. We have many members willing and able to help you.

The main cause of not eating that I have found is because the tortoise isn't warm enough. Can we see pictures of your tortoise's habitat including the lights. And measure the temperature all over the whole enclosure at floor level and tell us what you find.

 

[Lori lawson]

Hello, Lori and welcome to Tortoise Forum.
Try varying the diet.
Make sure your temperatures are correct : basking spot; hot side; cool side; night time low.
Do not use coiled or compact bulbs.
Check these for further details.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
Sometimes this seems to happen.
A tortoise will move to a new home, eat well for a day or two and then seem to go into a sulk. Noone seems to know why.
It generally passes, given time to adapt to the new home, but the set-up must be right.
Pictures of the enclosure would enable the people here to identify any potential problems.

How do I send photo on this site?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Welcome.
Do you have a cellphone? I use my cellphone to get onto the forum and post a thread. Then ad the photo at that point.
I'm sure that most folks download the photo to their computer, but I don't always have access to one and this is easy.

 

[JoesMum]

Welcome.
Do you have a cellphone? I use my cellphone to get onto the forum and post a thread. Then ad the photo at that point.
I'm sure that most folks download the photo to their computer, but I don't always have access to one and this is easy.

It's much easier to do from the phone app!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

If you have the photos on your computer, as i do, then just click on UPLOAD A FILE next to the POST REPLY tab and select the photo you wish to upload.

 

[Lori lawson]

If you have the photos on your computer, as i do, then just click on UPLOAD A FILE next to the POST REPLY tab and select the photo you wish to upload.

 

[Lori lawson]

Sorry. Double loaded pics. Theses are my babies Harlem and kona. Kona is the darker one. Harlee is the one that isn't eating

 

[Lori lawson]

Sorry. Double loaded pics. Theses are my babies Harlem and kona. Kona is the darker one. Harlee is the one that isn't eating

Harlee not Harlem lol

 

[Lori lawson]

Hi @Lori lawson and welcome to the Forum!

All you have to do to get answers to your questions is ask them. We have many members willing and able to help you.

The main cause of not eating that I have found is because the tortoise isn't warm enough. Can we see pictures of your tortoise's habitat including the lights. And measure the temperature all over the whole enclosure at floor level and tell us what you find.

Temp where they stay is around 92 during day. Cool side is 80ish

 

[Lori lawson]

I posted pics of enclosure. Did everyone get them or do I have to send out a different way?

 

[Lori lawson]

The uvb and heat emitter are 10" from floor

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Yep, photos showing up fine.
Very nice enclosure, though it looks rather dry.
What's the humidity ?
keeping two torts together is not a good idea in the long term.
They will compete, bully and one will get upset and maybe ill, hurt or killed.
See http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/pairs.34837/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/bad-day-for-baby.114328/
and http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread...together-a-lesson-learned-the-hard-way.94114/
as examples.

 

[Gillian M]

A very arm welcome to the forum!

Cute little torts.GOD bless.

 

[Big Charlie]

Your tort may not be eating because of the stress of being with the other one. I think you should separate them immediately. I agree it looks too dry.

 

[Lori lawson]

Yep, photos showing up fine.
Very nice enclosure, though it looks rather dry.
What's the humidity ?
keeping two torts together is not a good idea in the long term.
They will compete, bully and one will get upset and maybe ill, hurt or killed.
See http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/pairs.34837/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/bad-day-for-baby.114328/
and http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread...together-a-lesson-learned-the-hard-way.94114/
as examples.

Humidity about 50-60. Not sure how to get it higher. Have a bowl of wet peat moss in hide so far they just cuddle. Will watch for fighting. How do you prepare food? I break up romaine. Provide mazuri tort diet and fresh rye grass. What else should I do?

 

[Lori lawson]

Your tort may not be eating because of the stress of being with the other one. I think you should separate them immediately. I agree it looks too dry.

How do I make it wetter?

 

[Lori lawson]

How do I make it wetter?

Can someone Please show me a proper humid enclosure!!!!