EddieAndHannah
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hi, so my russian tortoise eddie hasn’t been acting normal recently. he has slept for 3 days straight, only waking up to move his sleeping spot slightly and when i take him out every morning to soak, even then he’s really sleepy. i took him out of the tank earlier and he went straight to sleep. he won’t eat anything even when i place his favourite lettuce in front of him. he’s only about 6 months to a year so i don’t think he’s trying to hibernate, i also checked his tank temperture
under heat lamp: 40°c or 100°f
in hide (dark and damp): 25°c or 70°f
im wondering if it’s an issue with humidity as recently i’ve been adding more spray than normal as i’ve seen they need a lot of humidity
2 nights ago i covered his substrate (newspaper pellets, i know it’s not great for them, i have orchid bark coming in the post) in water, not until it forms puddles, but where it’s quite damp and i’ve sprayed his tank about twice a day which i did before anyways. there’s lots of mist on the glass but i don’t think that has anything to do with it.
he’s not dehydrated as he gets soaked everyday and he drinks water when he is being soaked
i genuinly don’t know what else i should do, i don’t know if this is normal behaviour or if he’s just tired but it’s certainly not like him, he loves his good and he’s always running around
i’ve included a picture of his tank in case it’s something to do with that. i’ve ordered new substrate like i said and two terracotta plant pot bases for food and water.
the plastic container with lettuce underneath is for enrichment as he loves tipping things over
under heat lamp: 40°c or 100°f
in hide (dark and damp): 25°c or 70°f
im wondering if it’s an issue with humidity as recently i’ve been adding more spray than normal as i’ve seen they need a lot of humidity
2 nights ago i covered his substrate (newspaper pellets, i know it’s not great for them, i have orchid bark coming in the post) in water, not until it forms puddles, but where it’s quite damp and i’ve sprayed his tank about twice a day which i did before anyways. there’s lots of mist on the glass but i don’t think that has anything to do with it.
he’s not dehydrated as he gets soaked everyday and he drinks water when he is being soaked
i genuinly don’t know what else i should do, i don’t know if this is normal behaviour or if he’s just tired but it’s certainly not like him, he loves his good and he’s always running around
i’ve included a picture of his tank in case it’s something to do with that. i’ve ordered new substrate like i said and two terracotta plant pot bases for food and water.
the plastic container with lettuce underneath is for enrichment as he loves tipping things over