Leopard tortoise help please

[Laura_sunnie]

Hi I have a leopard tortoise and he is on hunger strike he usually eats grass cucumber , lettuce , carrots , dandelions he usually has a great appetite but seems down and out if anyone has any information would be great
Thanks laura

 

[wellington]

Little more info needed. Enclosure, lighting, substrate, inside, outside, soakings, as much as possible. Also, cucumber is fine for a treat once in a while or for extra needed hydration, otherwise not so much. A better diet, more variety is needed. Check out this site for more tort safe foods http://m.thetortoisetable.org.uk/m/tortoise_home_1.asp

 

[Laura_sunnie]

Little more info needed. Enclosure, lighting, substrate, inside, outside, soakings, as much as possible. Also, cucumber is fine for a treat once in a while or for extra needed hydration, otherwise not so much. A better diet, more variety is needed. Check out this site for more tort safe foods http://m.thetortoisetable.org.uk/m/tortoise_home_1.asp

Hi thanks for ur reply we had him in an enclosure but he wasn't happy so he roams around the house we have a heat lamp and uv light in the corner he uses wen he likes on sunny days (not that we have many over here) we bring him out, we soak him every few weeks but he has his bowl of water too, he just keeps walking over the food and hiding in the corners and sleepinghe is usally full of life walking around

 

[Laura_sunnie]

Hi thanks for ur reply we had him in an enclosure but he wasn't happy so he roams around the house we have a heat lamp and uv light in the corner he uses wen he likes on sunny days (not that we have many over here) we bring him out, we soak him every few weeks but he has his bowl of water too, he just keeps walking over the food and hiding in the corners and sleepinghe is usally full of life walking around

And thank you for the website great help

 

[kball]

The floor is not a good place for him to roam around. He will get to cold. Here's an example:if u have a night box u have to put them in it manually most of the time because even though it's going to be under 55 that night he will want to be under a bush or something. So he will be in a corner instead of buy his heat lamp where it's warm.