Lady Ashthorn
New Member
Hello, everyone.
Today when I (admittedly late) came in to check on baby Ez I found him FLIPPED OVER! The poor darling had been upside-down for gods know how long and his shell was covered in excrement. I quickly turned him back over and cleaned him off as best I could. I watched him for 10 minutes and he made a circuit of his enclosure, drank some water, and ate some food. He is moving around in his flower pot, staying in the shade, and I don't know how he managed to flip himself. Yesterday because the probe which his CHE is plugged in to got too wet and cold so it turned off for a couple of hours. He was buried under the CHE warmth for a while and then I woke him up just in case he was overheating. He went to bed last I saw him beside his flower pot where he could still be warm but not too hot.
Today was a rude awakening for me and I am currently re-working my care schedule so that this does not happen again. Is there anything I need to look out for or do for Ez? I've seen posts where tortoises have flipped for an unknown amount of time, been turned right-side up again and then they expire a couple of hours later. Is Ez in danger of this?
I will be watching Ez like a hawk for the next while and any advice given is much appreciated.
Today when I (admittedly late) came in to check on baby Ez I found him FLIPPED OVER! The poor darling had been upside-down for gods know how long and his shell was covered in excrement. I quickly turned him back over and cleaned him off as best I could. I watched him for 10 minutes and he made a circuit of his enclosure, drank some water, and ate some food. He is moving around in his flower pot, staying in the shade, and I don't know how he managed to flip himself. Yesterday because the probe which his CHE is plugged in to got too wet and cold so it turned off for a couple of hours. He was buried under the CHE warmth for a while and then I woke him up just in case he was overheating. He went to bed last I saw him beside his flower pot where he could still be warm but not too hot.
Today was a rude awakening for me and I am currently re-working my care schedule so that this does not happen again. Is there anything I need to look out for or do for Ez? I've seen posts where tortoises have flipped for an unknown amount of time, been turned right-side up again and then they expire a couple of hours later. Is Ez in danger of this?
I will be watching Ez like a hawk for the next while and any advice given is much appreciated.