Our baby ibera greek tortoise, who we got from tortoisesupply two weeks ago, doesn't seem to like drinking water from the water dish.
Every morning we soak him in warm water for roughly 20-30 minutes, where I will also use a straw to wet his shell, then we take him out of his bath and put him under the heat lamp to warm up further. After a while, he'll slowly start moving around and wander towards his food. I've never once seen his drink from his water dish though, even though it is right by his food.
I'm wondering if he's hydrated enough from the soak where he won't drink water, or if the water dish needs to be within his line of sight to seek it out.
Attached are photos of the enclosure to get an idea of the setup.
Thanks.
Every morning we soak him in warm water for roughly 20-30 minutes, where I will also use a straw to wet his shell, then we take him out of his bath and put him under the heat lamp to warm up further. After a while, he'll slowly start moving around and wander towards his food. I've never once seen his drink from his water dish though, even though it is right by his food.
I'm wondering if he's hydrated enough from the soak where he won't drink water, or if the water dish needs to be within his line of sight to seek it out.
Attached are photos of the enclosure to get an idea of the setup.
Thanks.