Hi everyone- I'm after a little bit of advice (my apologies in advance if this is a long post!) Two weeks ago we got our first tortoise, she's about 2 years old. She only took a day or two to get adjusted, and settled into a a routine the first week: she would go to sleep early in the afternoon, wake up when her lights came on, bask a while, and eat pretty much straight away. She had no problem eating from my hand, and then would finish eating from her feeding bowl. She was pretty relaxed and content the first two times we gave her a bath. She would spend a lot of time scratching at (and trying to climb) in the corners of her enclosure, but would also just spend a good part of her waking hours roaming around.
Anyway, about a week ago, I noticed she fell on her back for the first time. I slowly turned her back over, then adjusted her surroundings to try to prevent it from happening again. Five days ago we added a new level and ramp to her enclosure to give her more room to move around and to make life more interesting. On first day, she managed to fall onto her back 5 times while trying to climb in various places. We rearranged as much as we could to prevent this from happening (though it still has happened at least two or three times in the past few days.) Ever since the new addition, she has been totally different. She hasn't eaten anything at all (still poops though), refuses anything and everything, and walks over her food as if she doesn't even notice it's there. She is CONSTANTLY trying to climb everything, scratching and banging on the walls. She freaks out when we try to give her a bath and tries to get out the whole time. She seems totally frantic and stressed out.
Does anyone have any ideas about what's happening, or whether or not this pass with time? I'm wondering how long she can really go without food for? She's only 9cm and her enclosure is 4 feet x 4 feet, with another level that's 1.3 x 3.5 feet, So I don't think it's an issue of space. Thanks in advance!
Anyway, about a week ago, I noticed she fell on her back for the first time. I slowly turned her back over, then adjusted her surroundings to try to prevent it from happening again. Five days ago we added a new level and ramp to her enclosure to give her more room to move around and to make life more interesting. On first day, she managed to fall onto her back 5 times while trying to climb in various places. We rearranged as much as we could to prevent this from happening (though it still has happened at least two or three times in the past few days.) Ever since the new addition, she has been totally different. She hasn't eaten anything at all (still poops though), refuses anything and everything, and walks over her food as if she doesn't even notice it's there. She is CONSTANTLY trying to climb everything, scratching and banging on the walls. She freaks out when we try to give her a bath and tries to get out the whole time. She seems totally frantic and stressed out.
Does anyone have any ideas about what's happening, or whether or not this pass with time? I'm wondering how long she can really go without food for? She's only 9cm and her enclosure is 4 feet x 4 feet, with another level that's 1.3 x 3.5 feet, So I don't think it's an issue of space. Thanks in advance!