Gentledragons
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To keep this short and sweet, I weigh my Russian Tortoise named Sprout (age unknown) every month. On August 23rd he was 433g and on September 27th he weighed 395g. I just weighed him again (October 3rd) and he is down to 388g. That means he lost a total of 45g in 5 weeks.
Nothing has changed in his care, but for the past week he hasn’t been eating, or is only eating very little. He pooped on the 24th and the 30th, so I don’t think he is impacted. What should I do? I called the vet but the soonest they can get me in is November 3rd, a month from today.
Extra background info:
I have had Sprout since April 2020. This happened once before (he lost 33g between May and June) but he quickly gained the weight back. I suspected at that time that he was dehydrated because I had been feeding him spinach and didn’t realize it was giving him diarrhea (at the time I didn’t know it was bad for reptiles). He is kept on forest floor cypress mulch with a heat bulb and UVB lamp. He is fed dandelion greens, kale, romaine lettuce, and collard greens. He is soaked twice a week. He has a 3ftx1.5ft tortoise box and has access to free roam a 10ftx10ft tortoise-proofed bedroom. I got him from a pet store that was not taking good care of him, so I don’t know his age.
Nothing has changed in his care, but for the past week he hasn’t been eating, or is only eating very little. He pooped on the 24th and the 30th, so I don’t think he is impacted. What should I do? I called the vet but the soonest they can get me in is November 3rd, a month from today.
Extra background info:
I have had Sprout since April 2020. This happened once before (he lost 33g between May and June) but he quickly gained the weight back. I suspected at that time that he was dehydrated because I had been feeding him spinach and didn’t realize it was giving him diarrhea (at the time I didn’t know it was bad for reptiles). He is kept on forest floor cypress mulch with a heat bulb and UVB lamp. He is fed dandelion greens, kale, romaine lettuce, and collard greens. He is soaked twice a week. He has a 3ftx1.5ft tortoise box and has access to free roam a 10ftx10ft tortoise-proofed bedroom. I got him from a pet store that was not taking good care of him, so I don’t know his age.