Cheryl Parson
New Member
Received a Russian Tortoise Hatchling 2 weeks ago from Tortoise Town. He didn't eat when we first got him for about 4 days.(He did have bright eyes upon arrival) Then he started to eat for only 2 days, now nothing again. We soak him once a day, and added an additional soak to try to get him active. He doesn't move in his soak. He doesn't pass waste in his soak either. He does move around a bit in his enclosure because I will find him in different spots when I check on him (But not too much). I offer him Spring Mix, Endive, and Kale multiple times of day. I move it to different spots to see if he is picky where he eats. In his enclosure his basking spot varies from 95 degrees to 100 degrees. In his humid hide it is usually 78-79 degrees with anywhere from 50%-60% humidity. (Having trouble getting it to 80 degrees) The rest of the enclosure ranges from 68-72 degrees. I check his temps with the thermal gun. I mist his substrate and moss 4-6x a day, as well as his shell. He doesn't open his eyes much anymore either. I am very worried for this little guy. I don't know what else to try. I do have calcium powder but haven't added it to his food recently because I am just trying to get him to eat.