sara.michelle99
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Hello everyone
Some background info-
I have a Russian tortoise who’s 1 years old, we got him 3 months ago. He has a vivarium which is 3ft (we are planning to upgrade but he’s still tiny for now so has space) he has pure coir bedding and about 3 hides which he likes to climb on and sleep in. On the hot end the temp is usually 32-35 degrees, whereas on the cool end it’s about 26. So I have a few questions:
1. He hasn’t been eating, I think he is bored of his food because when we offered a tiny bit of some food he should only have rarely, he ate it all. He hasn’t been eating his usual food which is like a fresh lettuce mix. What can we give him for more variety?
2. He has been basking and sleeping a lot more since he hasn’t eaten, is this worrying? I sometimes see him climbing but not as much as before. I give him regular baths to make sure he’s hydrated.
3. Are the temps correct? We have a hotter lamp, but when we put in that lamp the temp on hot side went to about 42 and he looks uncomfortable so we take it out pretty quickly.
4. I am thinking of changing his bedding to top soil/play sand mix. Is this better than coir?
Sorry for the long post and lots of questions, please just answer what you can [emoji4] thank you in advance
Some background info-
I have a Russian tortoise who’s 1 years old, we got him 3 months ago. He has a vivarium which is 3ft (we are planning to upgrade but he’s still tiny for now so has space) he has pure coir bedding and about 3 hides which he likes to climb on and sleep in. On the hot end the temp is usually 32-35 degrees, whereas on the cool end it’s about 26. So I have a few questions:
1. He hasn’t been eating, I think he is bored of his food because when we offered a tiny bit of some food he should only have rarely, he ate it all. He hasn’t been eating his usual food which is like a fresh lettuce mix. What can we give him for more variety?
2. He has been basking and sleeping a lot more since he hasn’t eaten, is this worrying? I sometimes see him climbing but not as much as before. I give him regular baths to make sure he’s hydrated.
3. Are the temps correct? We have a hotter lamp, but when we put in that lamp the temp on hot side went to about 42 and he looks uncomfortable so we take it out pretty quickly.
4. I am thinking of changing his bedding to top soil/play sand mix. Is this better than coir?
Sorry for the long post and lots of questions, please just answer what you can [emoji4] thank you in advance