GreenFire719
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Hey guys, my Russian tortoise Zonder has been on a food strike for almost 3 months now, only eating little bites of food here and there. I took him to the exotic vet twice now and they can’t find anything wrong with him (fecal clean, clear lungs, very active). He’s in a 6’ by 2’ enclosure with a mercury vapor bulb (75 watt I think) for UVB and basking spot. He basks under there every day and will make his daily laps around the tank, even digging some in his topsoil. The temp range is 95 in the hot spot, 75 in the cool zones. Humidity stays around 60% (he’s in a sun room with lots of plants). He gets a soak everyday and will expel urates and some fecal (not a lot) whenever he soaks. We have tried cactus, escarole, collards, grass and fresh weeds, mazuri, even junk food like peppers, fruit, and carrots (he hates junk food though so I don’t know what to expect).
What do you guys think I should do? I’m gonna start doing baby food soaks in the meantime but do you think maybe it’s a tortoise breeding season thing? He is 10 years old but I’ve never seen him try to mate with anything. I’m also going to try this tortoise salad dressing on his greens from nature zone to see if I can get him to eat then. If possible, I want to avoid a feeding tube since he is in great shape otherwise. Please give me some advice!
What do you guys think I should do? I’m gonna start doing baby food soaks in the meantime but do you think maybe it’s a tortoise breeding season thing? He is 10 years old but I’ve never seen him try to mate with anything. I’m also going to try this tortoise salad dressing on his greens from nature zone to see if I can get him to eat then. If possible, I want to avoid a feeding tube since he is in great shape otherwise. Please give me some advice!