Is my Sulcata ok?

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crocididdle

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My Sulcata tortoise (Approximately 4 months) was found upside down twice yesterday and im concerned of his well-being. how can i tell if he will be or is alright?
 

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do you have any idea how long he may have been on his back? as long as he wasn't under his light or in his water dish, and hopefully wasn't that way for long, he should be okay. I'm not sure what symptoms (other than being dead) appear from being on their backs. as long as he's still eating and not sleeping all day.

but you need to look at his enclosure and find out how he's flipping himself and move it asap. you're lucky you caught him both times! what an awful thing to come home to ):
 

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Is he currently acting his normal self?
 

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he slept for a while last night, but he is fine now. i removed the log he was using to flip him self over. he is eating normal and everything
 
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