Is he okay?

[GraceAndTorty]

I’m probably just anxious but the way he was moving around with his head on the ground seems a little off… I just want to make sure he’s okay and if that’s normal I think he was just stretching though because he was only like that for like 2 seconds

 

[zovick]

I’m probably just anxious but the way he was moving around with his head on the ground seems a little off… I just want to make sure he’s okay and if that’s normal I think he was just stretching though because he was only like that for like 2 seconds
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Looks OK from what I can see. It was probably just stretching as you said.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

My Russian tortoise sometimes does this when basking.

 

[GraceAndTorty]

Looks OK from what I can see. It was probably just stretching as you said.

Thank you so much!

 

[COmtnLady]

How often are you soaking him? And for how long each time?

 

[Tortoise213]

Looks perfectly fine to me and as you said just stretching

 

[GraceAndTorty]

How often are you soaking him? And for how long each time?

I try to soak him about twice a week for 15-20 minutes

 

[COmtnLady]

If you're worried, soak him more often and maybe a bit longer time-wise. Mine is a Red Foot and I soak her every other day (... RF are more "wet" tortoises than yours is, but its still good for them to soak). It keeps them hydrated and they usually get a lot of exercise acting like they want to get out. But the point is its good for a tort to soak and might perk him up a bit.

 

[GraceAndTorty]

If you're worried, soak him more often and maybe a bit longer time-wise. Mine is a Red Foot and I soak her every other day (... RF are more "wet" tortoises than yours is, but its still good for them to soak). It keeps them hydrated and they usually get a lot of exercise acting like they want to get out. But the point is its good for a tort to soak and might perk him up a bit.

Thank you so much! I will soak him more often!