grumpytort
Member
Hi there,
I'm a first-time owner of a one year old horsfield tortoise, called tort Tort is living in a 4ft x 2ft tortoise table with a UVB lamp which is on from 8 am to 7 pm. The temperature under the light is around 34 C and 21 C in the cool end of his table. He also has a heat mat in the closed bit of his table. Im using a mixture of hay pellets and bark chips for his substrate. I'm giving him a diet of greens (kale, rocket, watercress) and occasionally tomato or cucumber.
My concerns are that he tends to sleep A LOT - is this normal for a tortoise his age? and he also hasn't popped in over a week, i'm giving him daily soaks for about 10 mins a day but hasn't seemed to help.
Any advice would be highly appreciated! Thanks in advance
I'm a first-time owner of a one year old horsfield tortoise, called tort Tort is living in a 4ft x 2ft tortoise table with a UVB lamp which is on from 8 am to 7 pm. The temperature under the light is around 34 C and 21 C in the cool end of his table. He also has a heat mat in the closed bit of his table. Im using a mixture of hay pellets and bark chips for his substrate. I'm giving him a diet of greens (kale, rocket, watercress) and occasionally tomato or cucumber.
My concerns are that he tends to sleep A LOT - is this normal for a tortoise his age? and he also hasn't popped in over a week, i'm giving him daily soaks for about 10 mins a day but hasn't seemed to help.
Any advice would be highly appreciated! Thanks in advance