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Hi guys! Just wanted to give a brief overview of Ginger to see if anyone had any suggestions...
Ginger has been pretty healthy... but since Christmas, she has been acting differently. I'm not sure if it's bad behavior or just new behavior.
She sleeps more often. (Maybe because she wants to hibernate?)
She only eats about twice a week with a few nibbles of grass outside. (I offer her food every day).
When I am soaking her, she starts to fall asleep. She used to be active in the tub, not sleepy!
She mostly urinates, rarely having a bowl movement, though she never seems constipated as she is not gaining weight, neither is she pushing hard to get anything out.
She has lost 1 ounce in the process of five months.
She is still active as always when outside, showing no signs of sickness and moving with agility. (As much as a tortoise can.)
So is this normal behavior for the winter? I haven't changed anything recently. The light I bought her still emits heat and it is no where near it's expiration. I don't have a way to measure the UV rays, however. She gets outside almost every day and is soaked at least twice a week. She eats a variety of kale, broccoli, carrots, cucumber, zucchini, and squash. (Throughout the week, I try to change it up.) Her bedding is coconut coir.
She's still a lovable little dweeb like always. Would appreciate any advice!
Ginger has been pretty healthy... but since Christmas, she has been acting differently. I'm not sure if it's bad behavior or just new behavior.
She sleeps more often. (Maybe because she wants to hibernate?)
She only eats about twice a week with a few nibbles of grass outside. (I offer her food every day).
When I am soaking her, she starts to fall asleep. She used to be active in the tub, not sleepy!
She mostly urinates, rarely having a bowl movement, though she never seems constipated as she is not gaining weight, neither is she pushing hard to get anything out.
She has lost 1 ounce in the process of five months.
She is still active as always when outside, showing no signs of sickness and moving with agility. (As much as a tortoise can.)
So is this normal behavior for the winter? I haven't changed anything recently. The light I bought her still emits heat and it is no where near it's expiration. I don't have a way to measure the UV rays, however. She gets outside almost every day and is soaked at least twice a week. She eats a variety of kale, broccoli, carrots, cucumber, zucchini, and squash. (Throughout the week, I try to change it up.) Her bedding is coconut coir.
She's still a lovable little dweeb like always. Would appreciate any advice!