Worried about my Russian?

[unitepariahs]

Hi all! I have a ~4 year old Russian tortoise that recently seems to be sleeping more than usual. He is eating and pooping and peeing normally, but he isn't walking around his enclosure very much and prefers to stay in or near his hide most of the day, taking naps. He does seem to alternate between sleepy weeks and active weeks but I feel like he's been sleepy longer than normal.

I have OCD which does project onto his health so I am not completely sure if I am imagining the behaviour changes or not, but does this sound like something to worry about? Could he be bored maybe? Or adjusting to weather changes? I have gotten a couple of new things for him to climb on lately, maybe he is stressed by the change?

Info:
He is in a 3x5 (building larger as he grows, this is temporary) indoor enclosure, with a basking spot at 97, general area around 83, and cool side at 77. His diet is an assortment of grocery greens mixed with various dried weeds purchased online grown specifically for tortoises, or tortoise pellets mixed in when I don't have those available. The humidity is usually around 50-60%. He has an Arcadia ProT5 UVB strip light which has been checked. The substrate is a mix of mostly cypress mulch with some coco coir.

Thanks all!

 

[unitepariahs]

Oh, and he gets baths twice a week!

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Has there been any recent changes in his enclosure or diet.

 

[unitepariahs]

Has there been any recent changes in his enclosure or diet.

I bought him a new hide that he is obsessed with which was the only change prior to this week, when I replaced his basking bulb (prior one was too warm) and moved a couple things around the enclosure to better break his sight line in case he was just bored. I don't think I had moved anything much prior to that. No changes in diet.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Hello and welcome! Your temps sound pretty spot on, as is your basking bulb type and uv which is always lovely to read🥰humidity is fine too for your adult, and your substrate choice is good🙂

Now they are an adult you can definitely build him his ultimate lifelong enclosure, 8x4 foot is considered the minimum but if you have more space even better!😁

Is your uv on a separate 4 hour timer to the basking bulb?
Do use any ambient lighting? Sometimes people just use the basking bulb to light their enclosure which is often not enough, usually if the whole enclosure is well lit, it can increase their activity, you could even try leaving on the basking and ambient lighting for 14hours instead of the usual 12, to try and trick him into thinking it’s the height of summer, hopefully waking him up a bit lol

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Also it sounds silly but even some minor changes can stress them a little, so there is the possibility that he might be having a bit of a strop at you moving stuff🥲