Ok so the two torts are displaying a bit of different behavior and Im just looking for peoples opinions on whether I should be worried or not.
Roberta is my first one that I got in August, and although a visit to the vet confirmed she was free from a runny nose and parasites and generally seemed quite healthy, I've noticed lately that she's very inactive. When I turn on the lights first thing in the morning, she sleeps on for ages. Then when she does wake up, she just sits there looking around her for ages again. She does eventually get up to go for food, and she's eating regularly, but she doesn't seem to do any walking around apart from this. Even when I put her in the garden to graze and catch a few rays, she moves maybe a few inches from where I put her and just continues to eat away.
Missy on the other hand is the complete opposite. She's up and about as soon as I turn the lights on, she's always walking around just sniffing things, looking around her and being nosy basically, and she wanders off in all directions in the garden. The problem I'm having with her is that she's recently discovered how to climb on top of their turtle hut which is there main hide. Her difficulty is getting back down. She just slides off and straight onto her back she goes. I'm in college during the day so I'm worried that she's going to go on her back when I'm not around to put her back up. She's done it 3 times in the last 20 minutes, and the trauma of falling on her back doesn't seem to put her off doing it again and again. This can't be good for her right? But then again I'm thinking how do they flip themselves back over when they're in the wild? Is there anything I can do to stop her doing this?
Any advice would be a great help, thanks guys
Dave
Roberta is my first one that I got in August, and although a visit to the vet confirmed she was free from a runny nose and parasites and generally seemed quite healthy, I've noticed lately that she's very inactive. When I turn on the lights first thing in the morning, she sleeps on for ages. Then when she does wake up, she just sits there looking around her for ages again. She does eventually get up to go for food, and she's eating regularly, but she doesn't seem to do any walking around apart from this. Even when I put her in the garden to graze and catch a few rays, she moves maybe a few inches from where I put her and just continues to eat away.
Missy on the other hand is the complete opposite. She's up and about as soon as I turn the lights on, she's always walking around just sniffing things, looking around her and being nosy basically, and she wanders off in all directions in the garden. The problem I'm having with her is that she's recently discovered how to climb on top of their turtle hut which is there main hide. Her difficulty is getting back down. She just slides off and straight onto her back she goes. I'm in college during the day so I'm worried that she's going to go on her back when I'm not around to put her back up. She's done it 3 times in the last 20 minutes, and the trauma of falling on her back doesn't seem to put her off doing it again and again. This can't be good for her right? But then again I'm thinking how do they flip themselves back over when they're in the wild? Is there anything I can do to stop her doing this?
Any advice would be a great help, thanks guys
Dave