An update,
The tort stays where i place him and falls asleep still. I placed pothos and elephant ear in the enclosure and upped the temperatures. I have attached pictures of the enclosure and the tort. His plastron is kinda concave and seems like there is a gap, not quite sure. When he soaks...
I have a temp gun. It was about 95 on one side and 85 on the other. I lifted the lamp on the side that was hotter to decrease the temp a bit. The bobbing has leveled off. It seems to just be sleeping now wherever it is.
Just to update,
I changed the substrate and placed another heat source. I also changed the food to endives and mixed greens with some boiled egg. It seems to be bobbing its head quite a bit and not really moving. The heat has increased quite a bit. Is this normal or should I alter something...
I see! I’ll make some alterations to make the enclosure hotter and alter the substrate. The substrate is very wet. I actually, did this after seeing a previous post of yours. Thank you! Is there anything else that I could be doing incorrectly?
Hi All,
My name is Jeremy and I have been raising a Manouria emys emys since late September. He/She hatched in July. He/She lives in a closed plastic bin (39" x 20") with pine bark nuggets and coco coir with several water dishes and a few hides. The bin is next to a window and is heated by a...