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My wife and I had gotten a baby sulcata tortoise for our 5 year old daughter a few days ago. Truth be known my wife wanted it... lol... As of right now we have he/she in a 40 gallon breeder tank. It's nice and wide and a lot of room for the tiny guy/gal to roam. We have been reading all over the place and we have found sooooooooo many different answers and stories as to what to do, what not to do, what to use, what not to use ect... Well as of right now the little guy/gal on cypress mulch and he/she has a home/hole on one side of the tank with UVB light on that side and the heat lamp on the far side. We have a small dish buried a bit so he/she can get to food without worries of flipping over. there is another same size dish that has a smaller piece of cuttlebone in it. Now we have heard keep a shallow dish with water in the tank, and we have heard to not do this. Once again all the various different stories... However when we first got him/her he was a little speedy guy all over the place, ate good, ect... Now he/she is acting very lethargic, and is doing this thing and I'm not sure what to call it. He is sort of moving in and out of his shell and back in. Sometimes fast and sometimes slow, it would almost make you think he is having issues breathing or something else. I have also noticed that his legs are sort of just out there flat almost really weak... If anyone could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it!!!
Sorry for all the he/she him/her stuff... lol... I think my daughter wants to name it Kelly but as of right now there really hasn't been a sure name given yet...
Thank you again for any information you can give me. The photo was taken the day we got home with him and he was dirty from eating.. hehe
Take care
Joe...
***EDIT***
I wanted to add that the little guy is eating but we can tell that something is wrong as he is not acting right at all...
Sorry for all the he/she him/her stuff... lol... I think my daughter wants to name it Kelly but as of right now there really hasn't been a sure name given yet...
Thank you again for any information you can give me. The photo was taken the day we got home with him and he was dirty from eating.. hehe
Take care
Joe...
***EDIT***
I wanted to add that the little guy is eating but we can tell that something is wrong as he is not acting right at all...