loss of appetite

yeonhee

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Hello, everyone.

My Horsefield is suffering from a lack of appetite.

She doesn't eat and sleeps every day.

The temperature and humidity are enough and the vet says it's okay, but she still doesn't eat.

Every day she takes a warm bath for more than 20 minutes.

Winter came and her appetite began to languish.

Please help me??
 

Hamiltondood

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Hello, everyone.

My Horsefield is suffering from a lack of appetite.

She doesn't eat and sleeps every day.

The temperature and humidity are enough and the vet says it's okay, but she still doesn't eat.

Every day she takes a warm bath for more than 20 minutes.

Winter came and her appetite began to languish.

Please help me??
perhaps she's trying to brumate,
you should keep the lights on a timer for 14 hours
what temperature is the enclosure?
here are some helpful posts/threads:
(read post #19) https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/looking-for-an-rt-hibernation-mentor.128790/
 

yeonhee

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perhaps she's trying to brumate,
you should keep the lights on a timer for 14 hours
what temperature is the enclosure?
here are some helpful posts/threads:
(read post #19) https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/looking-for-an-rt-hibernation-mentor.128790/
She lives in a closed breeding ground. The temperature there is 33 degrees on one side and 28 degrees on the other. Humidity remains at 60%.
 

Markw84

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She lives in a closed breeding ground. The temperature there is 33 degrees on one side and 28 degrees on the other. Humidity remains at 60%.

The temperatures are fine, but the intesity and duration of the lighting is more important to trigger brumation.

What is a "breeding ground"? What type of lighting and how long is it on each day? In your latitude the sun elevation and hours of daylight change dramatically in the fall. Even indoors, this effects lighting.
 
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