rosietort
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Just wanting to see if this is something to be concerned about.
Up until two days ago, my hatchling was hiding all day. I had to take him/her out to soak daily as well as feed. Right after eating, he/she would quickly retreat to the hide again. Since the temperature has dropped here, I assumed that was normal for this time of year, as I was told by others.
Well, two days ago, my tort has been waking up every morning and spending the entire day out of the hide. Super active, amazing appetite (wants to eat non-stop a lot of times), and snoozing here and there, a lot of times under the flood light, but not in the hide. Even if he/she goes in there, it's not for long. Is this a cause for concern? I read that it could be due to the temps being too cold, but I've temped and nothing has really changed. Right now, after having lights out for hours, the enclosure is sitting at 70 degrees fahrenheit, and in the daytime, the ambient temperature in the middle of the enclosure is 75 degrees. I can get the basking spot temp in the morning, but last I checked, the hottest spot was 93 degrees.
Is this normal? Should I be concerned? He/she was active in the first few weeks and then slowed down in October and has been sleeping most of the days away until now. It's actually gotten colder outside, so I figure more sleeping would be expected, but this is the opposite. Any thoughts? Thanks!
Up until two days ago, my hatchling was hiding all day. I had to take him/her out to soak daily as well as feed. Right after eating, he/she would quickly retreat to the hide again. Since the temperature has dropped here, I assumed that was normal for this time of year, as I was told by others.
Well, two days ago, my tort has been waking up every morning and spending the entire day out of the hide. Super active, amazing appetite (wants to eat non-stop a lot of times), and snoozing here and there, a lot of times under the flood light, but not in the hide. Even if he/she goes in there, it's not for long. Is this a cause for concern? I read that it could be due to the temps being too cold, but I've temped and nothing has really changed. Right now, after having lights out for hours, the enclosure is sitting at 70 degrees fahrenheit, and in the daytime, the ambient temperature in the middle of the enclosure is 75 degrees. I can get the basking spot temp in the morning, but last I checked, the hottest spot was 93 degrees.
Is this normal? Should I be concerned? He/she was active in the first few weeks and then slowed down in October and has been sleeping most of the days away until now. It's actually gotten colder outside, so I figure more sleeping would be expected, but this is the opposite. Any thoughts? Thanks!