Depression

[tortturt]

thank you

 

[tortturt]

good new he is eating and basking again i put him back into his old smaller encloser with wet substrate and a closed top

 

[tortturt]

i would like to thank you all for helping me, and I am grateful for having such a great community

 

[EppsDynasty]

@tortturt ......

This is how you learn. Doing this eventually will put you into the "Experienced Tort Keeper" category.
Great Job.

 

[tortturt]

the temps are 94 in basking and 74 in the cooler side
im going to check his shell tommorow i got the the temp gun

 

[EppsDynasty]

the temps are 94 in basking and 74 in the cooler side
im going to check his shell tommorow i got the the temp gun

RIGHT ON !!!! ....Great Job.

OK so to get an idea of 'WHAT' the temps actually are (without measuring his shell, not very accurate for enclosure temps to do it this way). Put a object like a rock (or book or something similar we use a pitcher of water) in the enclosure at the cool end. Wait 4 hours then measure the temp of that object?
Then you repeat in the center of the enclosure .....? Then you do the hot side ....? this will take at least 12 hours or 2 days to do BUT it will tell you what the actual temp is of a mass in your setup. Now based on those numbers tweek the setup to get your exact desired temp range. 94 on the high side and 74 on the low is actually a pretty good range depending on how long your tank is. If you have a 24 inch long enclosure that is a gradient of 20 degrees over 24 inches ..... as bout a big of a change as you would want. If your enclosure is only 16 or 18 inches and that is the gradient it's really not a very comfortable place for your tort. There needs to be spaces that are pretty consistent in temp without real big swings in temp within a few inches.

 

[tortturt]

his shell is 88.5
and the tank is 24 inches by 1 but once hes older i will move him up to a 4 by 2 feet