I have a terracotta saucer. View attachment 179515
The thing that worries me was the fact that he doesn't respond.
I will look for a shallower dish and for in mean time, should I add some stones to the bottom?
His not dead! Please people don't make it harder on spud. There's still hope.Depends on the tort. Some easily right themselves on a flat service while others cannot. Hatchlings tend to have a particularly difficult time flipping back over.
Are you suggesting that this young tort may have drowned trying to right himself with its head? Seems logical, albeit very sad.