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So I think some of the problem may have been his cage was to cold. He was by the vent and the air condition is blowing so we moved him in front of the window away from the vent until we can get an enclosure built

And it gets really cold in the winter

Only that worries me about outside is the predators

I appreciate all your great advice and info you are giving me. I am new to the tortoise world. My husband bought him as a gift for me and I am still learning how to do and correctly do everything every day. I have been doing my researching

We are in the process of building him a bigger enclosure. He is in a 40gallon aquarium right now. I would have to check the temperature in the tank when I get home from work. He has plenty of substrate to burrow in to and the wire grate is to keep the dogs out of the cage and yes I soak him and...

he was eating out of it when I first got him. Whenever I would put the bowl down he went straight for it

He is an inside tortoise but does go outside during the day when I’m at home.

I have had my tortoise for a month now. The past week he has not eaten. He has eaten a couple of bites from my hand but he will not eat out of his bowl. When I first got him I was filling his bowl up twice a day and now it’s not touching his food! What could possible be going on with him? How...