Cyclone’s growth

[Tom]

I use the kind madbad linked. Cheap and easy.

 

[Djkitten76]

I’ve used this to move him around and it doesn’t seem too steep I’ll sink it down and see how it works

 

[Kyle Gedrose]

I’ve used this to move him around and it doesn’t seem too steep I’ll sink it down and see how it works

How he doin today? Do you ever take her outside to get some natural uv?

 

[txturtledude]

Instead of me making assumptions based on previous experiences with cases like this from ATC, I would like to invite Andy here to give us the facts about how this baby was started. @Az tortoise compound

Andy,
Was this baby started in a closed chamber with warm humid monsoon conditions, or was it outside all day in AZ?
How often was the baby soaked?
Did you hatch and start this baby, or was it purchased from another breeder and resold?

@Az tortoise compound

Patiently awaiting a response...

 

[txturtledude]

@Az tortoise compound

Patiently awaiting a response...

DISCLAIMER: The above image of mixing species is not real. The animals in the photo were patiently waiting at separate picnic tables and their images were combined through the use of a photo editor.

 

[Djkitten76]

How he doin today? Do you ever take her outside to get some natural uv?

He is fine I take him out once or twice a week.
When he is out he seems very active and eats some too.

 

[Djkitten76]

I use the kind madbad linked. Cheap and easy.

Ok

 

[Djkitten76]

Are you allowed to post youtube links, if so I found info on how ATC cares for their tortoises?
I actually have a few of those terracotta dishes ill put them in his enclosure.

 

[madbad]

You can post youtube links by clicking the filmstrip icon with the media tooltip

 

[Djkitten76]

 

[Djkitten76]

Cyclone seems to have stopped eating. I think he has "hatchling failure syndrome". I'm going to try to take him outside every day for this week if possible and try everything, I've bought mazuri tortoise diet and he still won't eat it. I changed his bowl and still no effect. At this point, I'll try my best but I don't know if Cyclone will live for the rest of this month.

 

[Miscally]

Cyclone seems to have stopped eating. I think he has "hatchling failure syndrome". I'm going to try to take him outside every day for this week if possible and try everything, I've bought mazuri tortoise diet and he still won't eat it. I changed his bowl and still no effect. At this point, I'll try my best but I don't know if Cyclone will live for the rest of this month.

I'm so sorry. [emoji20] I hope he comes. round.

 

[Djkitten76]

Me too.
Here is him this morning

 

[Miscally]

Me too.
Here is him this morningView attachment 238594

He is so pretty. I hope he starts eating soon.

 

[Djkitten76]

He walked to the food but it doesn’t look like he ate.

 

[William Lee Kohler]

I just feed them hibiscus and take him outside occasionally to eat the grass and walk around. I read the 2 links you referenced and it seems like that’s what’s happening, I ordered him from a local breeder called Arizona Tortoise Compound, from what I see they take great care of them. I will start feeding Cyclone more variety. I also noticed yesterday during his soak I watched him lower his head under that water and hold it there for about 30 seconds then I took him out and put him under his heater. When I did that his head seemed like it just followed gravity and quickly fell to which ever angle I held him at. When I poked his head he didn’t move. This morning he walked around then went right back to sleep. Is this normal?

I have a question whether there is any fertilizer or pesticide on your grass when he's out there?

 

[Djkitten76]

I have a question whether there is any fertilizer or pesticide on your grass when he's out there?

No we don’t have any landscapers and I have made sure they don’t have fertilizer.

 

[katieandiggy]

Is he doing any better? How does his carapace feel?

 

[Djkitten76]

Doesn’t wake much, carapice feels soft, seems to have all symptoms of what Tom listed for “tortoise failure syndrome” very worried

 

[Djkitten76]

Since I now know he has tortoise failure syndrome, is he in any pain?