Hello!
I'm new to this whole tortoise thing, so forgive me for sounding like an idiot. I have these two little guys (I think they're spur-thighed tortoises?) who belonged to my sister for the last two years. I took them about 3 weeks ago because her boys don't pay them enough attention and my step-daughter loves them.
Anyway, here is a photo:
See that big guy on the right? He's actually the younger of the two. He's active and eats well, cruises around when you take him out, is pretty fearless about everything. The little one on the left (who isn't even half his size) is around 2 years old. The big one is a little over a year. He rapidly outgrew little-bit there, who hasn't really grown at all since my sister' got her.
She (I say she but I actually don't know) is lethargic, doesn't go into her shell much. She seems most active when soaking. Otherwise, she really doesn't do much like big-guy does. As you see her in the photo is generally how she lays around in her tank. She's always been like this, so it isn't a new development. When my sister took her to the vet when she was smaller (when she first noticed the lack of growth) the vet couldn't find anything wrong with her.
Any ideas? Are some tortoises like this or is there something I can be altering in her diet or some kind of medication to pep her up?
I'm new to this whole tortoise thing, so forgive me for sounding like an idiot. I have these two little guys (I think they're spur-thighed tortoises?) who belonged to my sister for the last two years. I took them about 3 weeks ago because her boys don't pay them enough attention and my step-daughter loves them.
Anyway, here is a photo:
See that big guy on the right? He's actually the younger of the two. He's active and eats well, cruises around when you take him out, is pretty fearless about everything. The little one on the left (who isn't even half his size) is around 2 years old. The big one is a little over a year. He rapidly outgrew little-bit there, who hasn't really grown at all since my sister' got her.
She (I say she but I actually don't know) is lethargic, doesn't go into her shell much. She seems most active when soaking. Otherwise, she really doesn't do much like big-guy does. As you see her in the photo is generally how she lays around in her tank. She's always been like this, so it isn't a new development. When my sister took her to the vet when she was smaller (when she first noticed the lack of growth) the vet couldn't find anything wrong with her.
Any ideas? Are some tortoises like this or is there something I can be altering in her diet or some kind of medication to pep her up?