I just got a 3 toe box turtle off CL and i'm trying to give it a new lease on life. The girl said it was about 4yrs old and it looks to have been petty neglected. Overgrown beak and claws were my first sign.
It feels heavy so I don't think he is dehydrated. I tried feeding this morning, but I just got reading the sticky at the top of this section and now realize that might not be the best for his habits. I will leave the food in there and leave him alone to see if he takes a stab at it today.
I've had a 250w heat lamp (red lense) sitting over his tub all night and the temp has been sitting around 80 degrees or so. I put a wet towel over the enclosure to try to get the humidity up. I will be moving him off the large wood chips into a new, larger enclosure with some peat moss.
I read that soaking them is a good idea. About how warm should the water be for the bath? Is it a good idea to soak him if he's not out of his shell much? Should I give him a few more days to get acclimated to his surrounding before I try soaking him?
This looks like a very informative forum so I will continue doing a lot of research and asking a few questions here and there.
Thanks!
It feels heavy so I don't think he is dehydrated. I tried feeding this morning, but I just got reading the sticky at the top of this section and now realize that might not be the best for his habits. I will leave the food in there and leave him alone to see if he takes a stab at it today.
I've had a 250w heat lamp (red lense) sitting over his tub all night and the temp has been sitting around 80 degrees or so. I put a wet towel over the enclosure to try to get the humidity up. I will be moving him off the large wood chips into a new, larger enclosure with some peat moss.
I read that soaking them is a good idea. About how warm should the water be for the bath? Is it a good idea to soak him if he's not out of his shell much? Should I give him a few more days to get acclimated to his surrounding before I try soaking him?
This looks like a very informative forum so I will continue doing a lot of research and asking a few questions here and there.
Thanks!