Koopakyoto
New Member
Hi everyone,
I was wondering if you could please help us - we have recently bought two Hermanns tortoises that are both just over one year old.
One weighs 69g and the other weighs 98g. The one who weighs 98g has started walking really funnily today. She looks as if she is wobbling and she’s pushing the bottom of her shell along the carpet when we get her out, scraping her shell vigorously from side to side. Does anyone know why she might be doing this - we were wondering if is she obese for her age? Or could this lack of exercise? We get them out every other day for 10 minutes and she seems to be walking fine in her vivarium.
While bathing her, she was opening her mouth often and making a gasping sound in the air. It was so sad
Also, both of them have been trying to scratch their way out of their vivarium - could anyone please tell us what the reason might be for this? It’s a 4 foot one and the temperature is 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
Thank you in advance!
I was wondering if you could please help us - we have recently bought two Hermanns tortoises that are both just over one year old.
One weighs 69g and the other weighs 98g. The one who weighs 98g has started walking really funnily today. She looks as if she is wobbling and she’s pushing the bottom of her shell along the carpet when we get her out, scraping her shell vigorously from side to side. Does anyone know why she might be doing this - we were wondering if is she obese for her age? Or could this lack of exercise? We get them out every other day for 10 minutes and she seems to be walking fine in her vivarium.
While bathing her, she was opening her mouth often and making a gasping sound in the air. It was so sad
Also, both of them have been trying to scratch their way out of their vivarium - could anyone please tell us what the reason might be for this? It’s a 4 foot one and the temperature is 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
Thank you in advance!