Hi,
I have built a great habitat for my tortoise and it seams to be very happy. It has so much energy these days! It can't stop moving during the day time. It tries to climb the walls of it's habitat all the time and that worries me a lot. About a week ago, I was watching it as it was attempting to climb a wall, it lots it's balance a fell on it's back. Once on it's back it started moving its head in all directions so I helped it back on it's feet. He was probably on his back for 2 to 3 seconds.
Now every time I go to work, I get scared that he will do the same thing and die. My questions are, can they flip back??? I have a Russian tortoise. I have had him for a few months now and I never came home to find him on his back. Was I just lucky to be there once he did flip? Another question is, how long will he have to be on his back to die? I am really worried about this and I think about it throughout the day. Please write back with some tips on how to avoid this.
I have built a great habitat for my tortoise and it seams to be very happy. It has so much energy these days! It can't stop moving during the day time. It tries to climb the walls of it's habitat all the time and that worries me a lot. About a week ago, I was watching it as it was attempting to climb a wall, it lots it's balance a fell on it's back. Once on it's back it started moving its head in all directions so I helped it back on it's feet. He was probably on his back for 2 to 3 seconds.
Now every time I go to work, I get scared that he will do the same thing and die. My questions are, can they flip back??? I have a Russian tortoise. I have had him for a few months now and I never came home to find him on his back. Was I just lucky to be there once he did flip? Another question is, how long will he have to be on his back to die? I am really worried about this and I think about it throughout the day. Please write back with some tips on how to avoid this.