We have had the new Red footed tort for about 3 weeks now and he was definitely healthy when we got him. He is about 9 months old. He was moving around eating drinking etc...
I have noticed a difference in him in the last 3-4 days. He isnt moving around, isn't eating, and acting a lot like our first tort who died.
I don't know what Im doing wrong, we feed him spring mix, tort pellets (soaked in water to make soft). Every time I put on the calcium powder he doesn't eat the food so I stopped giving him the calcium and Vitamins. I KNOW they need it but he wont eat it other wise.
He is now always sitting under the heat lamp with all his limbs out and his head.
I know that we have had a hard time keeping up the humidity. We switched his enclosure last night to help with this and it is now at about 60-70 humidity. The temps are always in the 80 during the day and in the 70s during the night. He has a UVB light on as well.
Can anyone suggest what I can do????? Please HELP, I dont want to hurt another little tort...
I have noticed a difference in him in the last 3-4 days. He isnt moving around, isn't eating, and acting a lot like our first tort who died.
I don't know what Im doing wrong, we feed him spring mix, tort pellets (soaked in water to make soft). Every time I put on the calcium powder he doesn't eat the food so I stopped giving him the calcium and Vitamins. I KNOW they need it but he wont eat it other wise.
He is now always sitting under the heat lamp with all his limbs out and his head.
I know that we have had a hard time keeping up the humidity. We switched his enclosure last night to help with this and it is now at about 60-70 humidity. The temps are always in the 80 during the day and in the 70s during the night. He has a UVB light on as well.
Can anyone suggest what I can do????? Please HELP, I dont want to hurt another little tort...