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Not feeling well?
I don't know if I'm being overly concerned here, but I wonder what people think about how Crystal is doing, at the 3 week mark in our home. (There was that recent thread where someone's tortoise seemed to go from mild symptoms to demise so quickly!)
After about a week's gradual adjustment, Crystal was eating a big pile of salad every day and was quite active, especially exploring the room when out of his terrarium, and this would seem to stimulate him to be more alert and eat more. The last few days, he's less active, his appetite has gone down, and yesterday he didn't eat anything except a few pieces of zucchini (his favorite) offered at the end of the day. Today he hasn't eaten yet again, and didn't wake up on his own this morning the way he usually does, although he's up now. He's definitely not unresponsive, and I've seen nothing else I can identify as a symptom. I've soaked him yesterday and today, and he's had a drink while soaking and pooped a little.
I have two hypotheses: 1) He's not feeling well, I don't know in what way. 2) He's a little too cool. Temps in the tank have dropped a little since it warmed up a bit outside and the heat in the house isn't coming on. They've been running just below 90 (warmer directly under PowerSun) and just below 70. This morning I rigged some covers to hold in a little more heat, which is getting him a couple of degrees.
Should I be worried? Does their eating naturally go up and down, or should I expect consistency?
I don't know if I'm being overly concerned here, but I wonder what people think about how Crystal is doing, at the 3 week mark in our home. (There was that recent thread where someone's tortoise seemed to go from mild symptoms to demise so quickly!)
After about a week's gradual adjustment, Crystal was eating a big pile of salad every day and was quite active, especially exploring the room when out of his terrarium, and this would seem to stimulate him to be more alert and eat more. The last few days, he's less active, his appetite has gone down, and yesterday he didn't eat anything except a few pieces of zucchini (his favorite) offered at the end of the day. Today he hasn't eaten yet again, and didn't wake up on his own this morning the way he usually does, although he's up now. He's definitely not unresponsive, and I've seen nothing else I can identify as a symptom. I've soaked him yesterday and today, and he's had a drink while soaking and pooped a little.
I have two hypotheses: 1) He's not feeling well, I don't know in what way. 2) He's a little too cool. Temps in the tank have dropped a little since it warmed up a bit outside and the heat in the house isn't coming on. They've been running just below 90 (warmer directly under PowerSun) and just below 70. This morning I rigged some covers to hold in a little more heat, which is getting him a couple of degrees.
Should I be worried? Does their eating naturally go up and down, or should I expect consistency?