Ok, new update. He is refusing to eat any worm that touches the food and is just waking away. He won’t eat the food either. I tried feeding different kinds each day too (banana, cherry tomato, strawberry, all with dandelion over it) I’m really stuck and don’t know what to do now ☹️
Thank you! He is 2 years old. He was a great eater last summer but now he just won’t eat! Tommorow morning I’ll try offering bananas, strawberries, cherry tomatoes, etc. Those are his favorites. I used to chop up greens and mix it with worms, which always worked. I’ll keep you guys updated.
His indoor basking temps are in the high 90’s, and his cooler side is in the low 80’s. My temp gun broke so I have to use stick on thermometers, but I’m buying a new one. When he goes outdoors it’s only in direct sun so it gets hotter, but it is still a bit cold out there.
Hi, my Desert Ornate Box Turtle recently came out of hibernation, and I was wondering if how he was acting is normal? He is sluggish and always wanting to burrow. He refuses to eat anything other than worms. I’ve been soaking him daily for the past week, which he loves. I bring him outdoors for...
I have a 2 year old Ornate Box Turtle who has apparently gone into hibernation. It stopped eating and seemed to only want to burrow. It is an indoor turtle as I live in MA where it is way too cold to stay outdoors. I allowed him? (Not gendered) to stay inside it’s burrow and only took him out to...