My Tortoise Has Diarrhea :(

[Yellow Turtle01]

At 4'' he's probably between 3-10, as you said and yes, he needs a lot more room. If he's being letout into your apartment, please please make sure the floor is safe! No sharp objects, no food, no 'contaminates', no ANYTHING. Tortoises are curios and will take a nibble out of wire if they think it looks yummy they are quick little things... and it can happen before you know it.

 

[Rachel Lynn]

Oh yes, we're super clean here! And I always supervise him so he won't get into mischief!

 

[Rachel Lynn]

Here's the pic. Like I said, I'm most likely going to get a large enclosure (where do you recommend I purchase it from?) and he's about 4.5" the log in the picture it pretty huge, about 10"

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

rachel here is a pic of my torts enclosure lots of live plants so they can nibble on them when there hungry and places to hide. pice of drift wood so they can climb on, exercise is very important for torts.

 

[Rachel Lynn]

That's lovely! I was super discouraged at how small his enclosure was after I purchased it. I wanted to put many more items in there for him to play on. I have the space to go up about 1-2 feet on each side.

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

thank you! are you using a UVB light?

 

[Rachel Lynn]

Yes! I have a UVB light and a heat lamp. I put each on for 12 hours a day. I also monitor the temp inside the inclosure with thermometer so it doesn't get too cold/hot. Where do you recommend I get a large enclosure? I don't have the skills to built him one myself

 

[lismar79]

Big rubbermaid totes make a decent enclosure so does a book case if you take ot the shelves. I have also seen them made from dressers and toy boxes

 

[Rachel Lynn]

Hey everyone: Just giving an update. My tort, Sheldon, did a normal poop today! I'm guessing his diarrhea was probably from the fruit or the grass. Keep you posted on his new enclosure when I get it!