ah okay! i misspoke then - he just did a winter slowdown i suppose but somewhere along the lines him slowing down eating turned into him not wanting to eat at all, and his eyes puffed up. again, im not sure what the cause of this complete change is which was my main question.[/ATTACH]
He doesn’t walk in his enclosure usually at all, he’s kind of a lazy turtle. but we do take him out for exercise in the warmer months in an outdoor enclosure and a bigger one we just keep in the house if he does want to run around a bit.
Hibernation is usually just him eating a bit less...
Hi thank you! Here is a photo of his enclosure. I have him sitting in a carrot bath at the moment which seems to be the only way to get him to drink / eat any kind of nutrients at the moment. This is also an up close photo of his eyes and then the lamps we have been using which were recommended...
Hi! I hope you guys can offer some help.
I’ve had my Russian tortoise most of my life - he’s around 18 years old now and has been completely fine until the past few weeks. Usually he’ll hibernate and slow down a bit because we have cold winters here in NYC- but the past few weeks we noticed that...