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Why is he being offered water out of a syringe?
Do you soak him? Does he have a dish big enough in his enclosure to self soak?
Tortoises don’t nurse. You may miss him drinking but if his water is accessible he’s drinking. Does he climb in and out of it? Can he? And do you soak ever? If you answered yes to all three he’s fine.
No your petco gave bad info and would make me question overall health. They just need a shallow dish sunk in their substrate so it’s level. Depending on age and considering their crusty care of all animals do warm water soaks but no more syringe feeding.
I have had 3 baby sulcata for almost 3 months, I have their 3 enclosures in my living room, I can see thru enclosures becuase I added pexliglas on 2 of 3. I pretty much keep an eye on them every minute im home.Pebbles ( my Russian tortoise) usually drinks out of his syringe, but lately he won’t drink. I have a water bowl out for him but I don’t think he is drinking out of that. Is something wrong with him?View attachment 241008 he has been eating though
We will be happy to check over photos of your enclosure and lighting to see if there are any modifications we’d recommend to help your tort.
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Gosh, a syringe for water? That’s a new one.
Russians don’t typically drink that much; they are from very dry climates. My outdoor Russian never drinks unless she’s just come out of hibernation. (It’s not terribly hot where I am.)
I soak her once a week or two but more to check her over than anything else.
I wouldn’t worry about it, so long as he or she has easy access to water. If he’s thirsty, he’ll drink.
Looks like their profile pic is a photo of their enclosure.
OP, please read those care sheets! Seems like you could change quite a lot judging by your profile pic.