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Abram Bradley is finally eating like a horse and is really starting to show his personality! Great things to come from this lil guy

Little update: he's eating like a horse. He loves various squashes , kale, collard and mixed greens. Still not too sure about his tortoise food though I'm sure He will with time. He loves to stick his head under the water when I soak him. Guess I'm not too bad of a tortoise mom after all. Thank...

Maybe I shouuld clarify , he carries a high % HET((or at least he's supposed to)), any water over 80 is "hot" to me. He has a dessert uv bulb and lives in a 20 gallon tank ((for now))

His enclosure has a heating lamp and a separate uv lamp. I am also running a space heater in my room. Currently my room temp is 81°

Alright here's a little update: I think my thermometer maybe alittle screwy, I put him in my bathtub and am running a heater in there as well and he's moving around like crazy. Still not eating but definitely more active. Going to get a stronger heat lamp and new thermometer. Hopefully he eats soon

Oh thank goodness! I hope he starts eating soon. I'm worried about the little guy

It's running about 85 on the cooler side and he weighs 1.6 ounces according to my scale

I keep it about 90-95 in the hottest part of his enclosure. I ordered him from tortoise town

I seem to be having trouble finding the answer to my eating question ,but thank you for the suggestion! Lots of information there :)

Also , can't keep fresh grass in with him because it's winter in Illinois there's no grass anywhere. What can I do to keep him healthy til the grass grows?

Hello everyone! New member and new to tortoises, I received my first torty yesterday he's sleeping ALOT ((but I read here that's normal)) and he hasn't eaten yet. I'm slightly worried. He's got a heat lamp, as well as a UV. I keep his tank as humid as I can. Is he just not eating because he's...