Russian Tanks Under
i need help! please! i got 2 new russian tortioses… and one of them just wont eat?!?
all he wants to do is sleep and hide under the wood chip stuff!
i cant get him to eat && he sits there and scratches at the tank and bangs him self on the tank!!!
what do i do???
what does this mean?!
is he okay???
im really worried about him so i just need an answer so i know if hes okay… please answer
thank you your help will be appreciated!!!
-tia
It could be because he senses fall approaching and wants to hibernate.As long as the tortoise looks OK,that is,has no discharge from it’s nose,mouth or eyes,isn’t mouth – breathing and is a good weight,don’t worry,as tortoises can go for months without food.Make sure the temperature is warm enough in the tank and have a UV light and a shallow water pan.Let the tortoise out of the tank to run around in a room for a couple of hours a day,outside is even better if you could build an enclosure ( a kid’s swimming pool would do,with some grasses in there for it to hide under.) Offer it a variety of greens( NO spinach,though, and NO iceberg lettuce) broccoli,kale,collards, apples,sweet corn (this was my tortoises favorite treat) carrots (shredded) Cheerios,dandelions ( the leaves and flowers ~ they absolutely love them) and the occasional tomato or strawberry. You might even throw an earthworm in there.I know that they are primarily vegetarian,but every so often,mine would just go crazy for an earthworm,and you know that in the wild,they would inadvertantly eat insects and slugs when they eat plants.
One problem I had with mine was that I never saw him drink.He was a very good eater,though and got his moisture that way,through the veggies and fruits he ate.So,since yours is not eating,you might want to soak him a few times a week for 30 minutes in shallow water.Use a container that he can’t get out of,but make sure the water is just about halfway up his shell.Also,put a cuttlebone,the kind they sell for birds,in their tank.They will nibble on this,as it supplies calcium and helps to keep their mandible short and sharp.
That’s all I can tell you.Russians are a bit hard to acclimate sometimes ,as most of them are wild caught and are in tune to the environment thay came from,hence his wanting to hibernate.Just watch him,and if he seems sick,get him to a vet right away as they can perish very quickly from pneumonia.You also might ask your vet for some wormer for them.Don’t buy wormer at the store as it may kill the tortoises. Good luck.
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