Dorrie Siu
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I've had Dorrie for almost two weeks now and my friend liked her so much she adopted a Russian for herself a week later.
We were chatting about our new babies and within the discussion I was talking about how Dorrie and I always are out and about in the yard, how I pretty much have her with me around the house if I'm not at work, her bathing times and how she likes it when I rub her head, under her chin as well as her legs and feet. I also mentioned how she will sleep on my lap in her little blanket while I'm working on the computer.
So I asked if she spends fun time with hers. She told me that he is a digger, that all he does is dig a hole in the substrate and sleeps all day. I asked her if she ever takes him out. She says that in about six weeks she is going to move his cage onto the back patio so he can get sun. She said she tries to pick him up to play with him but every time all he does is pull into his shell and breathes really heavy like he's mad so she puts him back down. At that moment he will go back into his hole and stay there.
Is this because he's not socialized? Do they do this when they are upset or could there be something wrong with him? She did not mention bubbles or anything.
Oh I forgot to add that the weather here is near the 70's. Right now at 430pm it's 69 degrees, which is why I am able bring Dorrie out so much. She has not taken hers out yet and doesn't plan to for another 6 weeks. Do you think he might be depressed from lack of sun?
We were chatting about our new babies and within the discussion I was talking about how Dorrie and I always are out and about in the yard, how I pretty much have her with me around the house if I'm not at work, her bathing times and how she likes it when I rub her head, under her chin as well as her legs and feet. I also mentioned how she will sleep on my lap in her little blanket while I'm working on the computer.
So I asked if she spends fun time with hers. She told me that he is a digger, that all he does is dig a hole in the substrate and sleeps all day. I asked her if she ever takes him out. She says that in about six weeks she is going to move his cage onto the back patio so he can get sun. She said she tries to pick him up to play with him but every time all he does is pull into his shell and breathes really heavy like he's mad so she puts him back down. At that moment he will go back into his hole and stay there.
Is this because he's not socialized? Do they do this when they are upset or could there be something wrong with him? She did not mention bubbles or anything.
Oh I forgot to add that the weather here is near the 70's. Right now at 430pm it's 69 degrees, which is why I am able bring Dorrie out so much. She has not taken hers out yet and doesn't plan to for another 6 weeks. Do you think he might be depressed from lack of sun?