My aldabra won't eat and poop :-(

[pat]

HI guys
I live in CA now and i have 8" aldabra which i have since he was born. After I moved to a new place my lil guy started to eat just a few amount and don't poop every day as alway. It been almost 2 week already. So he used to live outdoor on a dirt yard but now he lives on a full of grass yard. He still walks and run around the yard but when i feed him, he will eats just a lil bit and start to walk around again. I moved to a new place about 2 week but he pooped only once. I'm start to worry now. Any advice??

 

[Yvonne G]

Tortoises don't like change. Soak him daily to keep him hydrated and wait him out. Offer him things that shouldn't be in his diet plan just to get him eating again - things like iceburg lettuce, cucumber, watermelon, etc. Then once he has settled down and accepted his new home you can stop feeding him these items. Does he have plenty of shade in his new home? It's been very hot these past weeks.

 

[Gillian M]

Welcome to the forum, @pat .

Don't worry, or at least try not to. Torts take time to adapt to change.

Any pics of your tort and his enclosure would help give you advise.

Please keep us updated.

 

[pat]

The first pic was a previous enclosure, 2nd and 3rd is the yard where he lives now.

Welcome to the forum, @pat .

Don't worry, or at least try not to. Torts take time to adapt to change.

Any pics of your tort and his enclosure would help give you advise.

Please keep us updated.

 

[Gillian M]

The first pic was a previous enclosure, 2nd and 3rd is the yard where he lives now.

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Lovely pics. Thanks for posting, Pat.

Your cute tort is lucky to have all that space.

Has he pooped yet?

 

[wellington]

From what I can tell, not a lot of coverage for him. He may be very shy/skiddish being so much in the open. Is there a hide for him to retreat too or a nice big shaded spot?
It might be just getting adjusted from a very small enclosure to a nice big one.
Follow what Yvonne said and give him a nice secure shady spot if there isn't one and some more time.

 

[pat]

Yes he did but in a very little amount. He used to poop a lot everyday .

Lovely pics. Thanks for posting, Pat.

Your cute tort is lucky to have all that space.

Has he pooped yet?

 

[pat]

From what I can tell, not a lot of coverage for him. He may be very shy/skiddish being so much in the open. Is there a hide for him to retreat too or a nice big shaded spot?
It might be just getting adjusted from a very small enclosure to a nice big one.
Follow what Yvonne said and give him a nice secure shady spot if there isn't one and some more time.

yes I still have a dog house(the one from previous house) for him but it s on other side of the yard which is a cement floor.

 

[pat]

Tortoises don't like change. Soak him daily to keep him hydrated and wait him out. Offer him things that shouldn't be in his diet plan just to get him eating again - things like iceburg lettuce, cucumber, watermelon, etc. Then once he has settled down and accepted his new home you can stop feeding him these items. Does he have plenty of shade in his new home? It's been very hot these past weeks.

Thanks for your advice He pooped in this morning but it was in a very small amount :-(

 

[Ramsey]

Hello, beautiful animal.

Do you keep him in a humid enclosure?

 

[pat]

Hello, beautiful animal.

Do you keep him in a humid enclosure?

Yes, I do but not too much.