Ornate Turtle might be egg bound
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This is usually what happens (Not by excperience) Ive read they dig practice holes and pace and go off food for a while 
My boxie girls will sometimes dig several holes before they lay the eggs. I have never had an egg bound turtle, so I can't tell you what to look for, but her behavior sounds pretty normal. Sometimes they go off food, sometimes they don't.
Hi Jaremiah:
Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!
It may be time to take your tortoise to the vet. In the meantime, bring her indoors, set her up in a hospital tank (a smaller version of an indoor habitat that you can keep over-all warm at about 85F degrees) and soak her in warm water.
Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!
It may be time to take your tortoise to the vet. In the meantime, bring her indoors, set her up in a hospital tank (a smaller version of an indoor habitat that you can keep over-all warm at about 85F degrees) and soak her in warm water.
wHEN DID SHE START DIGGING HOLES? How long in a trance?
If you can tell me the soil type and areas.... Maybe some pictures I have over ten years experience in breeding ornates in their natural environment.
Welcome!
This has been going on now for over a week, she loves insects and especially worms but she isn't interested in nothing. She is wild and has been with us for about four months, however she is very friendly and comes to us when we are visiting or feeding her. Now she is easily frightened and tries to avoid us when I awaken her out of her trance. One eye stays shut but it doesn't look swollen. It is currently over a hundred degrees outside right now so all my turtle stay below the mulch in the heat accept her, I think she is to weak to dig so she stays under a log. I have set up a tank to bring her inside.
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