I kind of ran into an issue with my russian tortoise last night. I transported him from my parents house to my boyfriends house in Ellenton, FL. He was doing fine, but after i got him settled in his enclosure tub, i picked him up a couple times and since then he hasnt wanted to come out of his shell. He will move his arms when i touch his tail but otherwise won’t come out of his shell or walk around.
At my parents house he didn’t care about me touching him or picking him up, if i startled him he would always come out of his shell immediately.
But this time, he isnt wanting to.
I gave him two warm water soaks and still nothing. He has his mercury uva + uvb bulb here and everything. We even made the room he is in a little warmer since it is temperature controlled because before it was really cold in there compared to the rest of the house.
I just don’t know what else to do. He hasn’t ever stayed in his shell for this long, he always comes out within 20 seconds.
At my parents house he didn’t care about me touching him or picking him up, if i startled him he would always come out of his shell immediately.
But this time, he isnt wanting to.
I gave him two warm water soaks and still nothing. He has his mercury uva + uvb bulb here and everything. We even made the room he is in a little warmer since it is temperature controlled because before it was really cold in there compared to the rest of the house.
I just don’t know what else to do. He hasn’t ever stayed in his shell for this long, he always comes out within 20 seconds.