snickitysnack
New Member
Hi all,
I purchased a 2 month old hermann tortoise about a month ago and this is my first time owning a reptile. Up until now, shes been doing great—eating, pooping, exploring. However, for the last 3 days she hasn't touched her food (I've been feeding her dandelion greens and romaine) and she sleeps constantly (in weird positions and totally splayed out so she looks dead). The temp in her enclosure is around 92-95 F under the lamp and 65-70 on the cold side. I also swap out the light at night for a red light because my apartment is really cold right now, so its about 80 under the lamp at night. I spray the substrate a few times a day to keep it humid and I soak her for 15 minutes 4-5 times a week. She has access to water at all times, and before she started acting sick, she loved to soak. The only thing I can think of is that she's currently in a glass vivarium, which I know is bad. I ordered a wooden one, but it's taking forever to arrive. I put up construction paper so she wouldn't go crazy, though, and I take her out into my yard once a day to get some fresh air.
I can't think of anything I'm doing wrong! Please help! I'd be so devistated if she died... Should I take her to a vet? Do reptile vets even exist? I'll attach a pic of her enclosure and of her sleeping in a weird position.
I purchased a 2 month old hermann tortoise about a month ago and this is my first time owning a reptile. Up until now, shes been doing great—eating, pooping, exploring. However, for the last 3 days she hasn't touched her food (I've been feeding her dandelion greens and romaine) and she sleeps constantly (in weird positions and totally splayed out so she looks dead). The temp in her enclosure is around 92-95 F under the lamp and 65-70 on the cold side. I also swap out the light at night for a red light because my apartment is really cold right now, so its about 80 under the lamp at night. I spray the substrate a few times a day to keep it humid and I soak her for 15 minutes 4-5 times a week. She has access to water at all times, and before she started acting sick, she loved to soak. The only thing I can think of is that she's currently in a glass vivarium, which I know is bad. I ordered a wooden one, but it's taking forever to arrive. I put up construction paper so she wouldn't go crazy, though, and I take her out into my yard once a day to get some fresh air.
I can't think of anything I'm doing wrong! Please help! I'd be so devistated if she died... Should I take her to a vet? Do reptile vets even exist? I'll attach a pic of her enclosure and of her sleeping in a weird position.