Tanner Fry
Member
I got a female Russian tortoise on the 29th of September and she has not eaten upon her arrival to my house. I have layer out organic lettuce, apple slices,one dandelion flower, and the pellets soaked in water that the store fed them. Should I be concerned that she has not eaten and if so what should I do and what should I feed her? I am picking up some baby carrots from the store tomorrow. She has a 40 gallon tank with elevation and a sizeable water bowl deep enough for her to soak herself. She also has a food bowl with fresh apples and moist but not wet pellets. And the ground is dirt deep enough to burrow and get all over the place ( she likes to put as much dirt as possible into her water bowl) and the temperature is 90 degrees Fahrenheit and there is a log with a heat pad underneath the dirt under the log. The cool side is about 73 degrees Fahrenheit and the warm side is 90. I'm new to this Russian tortoise thing so I am getting concerned about her not eating. Any suggestions?