1 month old sulcata tortoise
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welcome to the forums! we need more info. whats the cage humidity? ware you using a coil bulb? whats the cool side and basking spot temps? what have you been feeding? posting pics of the tort and the enclosure will be extremely helpful.
There are four temperatures we need to know: Warm side, cool side, basking area and overnight low. Lack of appetite is most often caused by temperatures that are too cool. What are you using for heating and lighting?
how often do you soak?
Temp is around 90-80 humidity around 55-50 only have a heat bulb right now I ordered the uvb light I take them out to the California sun every day for 20min until they walk themselves to the shade but one of them is eating and the other isisnt anymore I'm feeding them tortoise rep cal she used to take like two bites of a dandelion before and used to eat lettuce before I adopted her
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are you using a coil bulb?
They had told me to soak them twice a week but they just go to sleep when I do it for 10 min
get up the cage humidity to 80% and start soaking daily. you may even have to soak them in 50/50 water and carrot baby food for so them to absorb it through there skin.
I'm just using a 100w heat lamp I just ordered a uvb bulb so I take them out in the sun every day for 20 min before they start walking to the shade I only have two temps warm side 90 basking area 80-85 don't have over night low of cool side
How do I get the humidify to 80% ? Thank you i will soak them tomorrow daily since it's already night time here
I don't know what's a coil bulb all I have right now is a 100w heat lamp I bought at my nearest pet shop they told me
They needed but I take them out to the sun for 20 min while the uvb light I ordered gets here
Here are a few things I see.
1. They need to be soaked every day.
2. They should not be housed as a pair.
3. They need more warmth. The basking spot needs to be near 100 and the cool side no lower than 80.
4. They need it dark at night, but still at least 80.
5. You don't need a UV bulb if they are getting some sunshine daily, or a few times a week.
All the info you need to make adjustments and get them on track is here. Please read these:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
1. They need to be soaked every day.
2. They should not be housed as a pair.
3. They need more warmth. The basking spot needs to be near 100 and the cool side no lower than 80.
4. They need it dark at night, but still at least 80.
5. You don't need a UV bulb if they are getting some sunshine daily, or a few times a week.
All the info you need to make adjustments and get them on track is here. Please read these:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
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Most likely your temperature is to low . How are you reading temperature? You aren't using the disk type thermometer are you? You need to build the sickly one his own enclosure . They bully the weaker one . The stronger one will kill the weak . Read all Tom's information then if it's still going down hill at least you will know you did everything you could to save the little dude .
They had told me it's ok two have two of them bone male one female but I read that you can't really tell in the beginning who's male or female they don't really fight or anything in the beggining the male wasn't eating and the female use to eat a lot now it's the opposite but she hasn't been eating for 3 days thank you I been reading I hope it's nothing bad slams she starts eating again
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No I'm not using that bulb
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