Change disrupts behaviour. Coming to a new home can be stressful. Does the tort feel heavy?
A bit of time can cure A lot of issues. If your tort is heavy for it's size (a sign of good health) a week or two of sparse eating is not of great concern. If your tort is light get it to a vet if it's...
As babies are frequently prey they hide a lot. My latest hatchling (born in late November) sleeps/hides 90% of the time.
I pull it out and soak and feed, it's active for 10-15 minutes then is goes and hides. It will come out and bask occasionally, but it hides/sleeps a lot.
As long as yours...
My second successful hatch. It's name is Dietrich. Hatched 11/13/19.
The photo with the tort with a flower is the mother, Jutta, the day I got her from Garden State Tortoise.
Leopards are great, but they will get big. One of mine is over 16" SCL and not done growing.
I own Hermann' s, Leopards, and Redfoots.
For your situation I think a Hermann's or Ibera Greek would be best. They don't get huge and as adults can take colder temps.
The tort has a bad case of MBD. Please make sure you give it UVB and some natural light if possible. It also looks like it has a lot of dried, retained skin so please soak daily.
Give it a varied diet and add some calcium powder a few times a week.
Yes I hibernate and yes I've had eggs and babies, though I've had incubation issues.
I wasn't planning on more than 3 Hermann's torts, but I rescued 2, and bought a sick one that I felt sorry for (I know that's stupid) and then I needed to balance out the sex ratio.
This is Clyde. I rescued him and he has a deformed shell, nails, and a deformed jaw, but a lot of personality. His original owner got as a hatchling and kept in a bathroom.
I switch between escarole, dandelion, collected weeds, and mazuri with hibiscus/albutilon/rose of sharon leaves and flowers when available. I don't have a schedule, just give what I have on hand.
What kind of incubators do you use?
In 2015 a found a ground laid egg. I put it aside meaning to throw it away as I was told ground laid eggs were duds. A month later I found the egg and candled it expecting to see a yolk mass pooled at the bottom. To my surprise it had veins. I used a heating...