18-09-2013, 12:27 PM | #1 |
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Juvenile not eating
Hi everyone I am luck enough to be owned be three lovely Horsefields Dino, Delilah and little Wilma ....
Wilma is a new edition I have had her five days and she is aged between 2 and three years . She is in her own newly setup indoor inclosure night time temperature not less than 17.5 and daytime temperature 20 -22 . She has an 80w basking lamp at one end and a cool house at the other where she will happily take herself off to bed . Although she is using the basking lamp she is not very active and has barely eaten more than a mouthful . Its a while since I had a juvenile is there something wrong or is she just missing her siblings ? Her weight is 4oz and she looks healthy but she seems quiet and I would like to see her eating . She has had two baths and did two enormous bowel movements on her first day but nothing since just urination ? I bought her from a shop and all the Horsefields were quiet compared to the Hermans who were charging around and falling over . Her eyes are bright her shell is even and hard her claws are a little long but that`s not a problem . Any ideas?? Thank you in advance |
18-09-2013, 12:48 PM | #2 |
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You need to up the day time temperature to 32-35c, she will be more active & will eat more then, your temps are a bit too low.
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18-09-2013, 01:17 PM | #3 |
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I think the poster is refering to the ambient/cool temp not the temp under the heat lamp/basking area, or at least I hope so.
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18-09-2013, 01:32 PM | #4 |
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its only been 5 days, so she will need time to settle in and get used to her new home, under the basking lamp temps around 32-34c and cool end 20-24c, the night time temps sound ok x
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18-09-2013, 02:56 PM | #5 |
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Agreed, give her more time, keep giving her warm baths and offering food. And temps as above. She should be fine.
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18-09-2013, 07:37 PM | #6 |
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She has eaten more today so I think she is starting to settle in . Is my ambient room temperature warm enough during the day 22 degrees ?
She does have a basking lamp 80w and I am trying to adjust the height so she does n`t get to hot but is warm enough its currently 7 inches above her ??. She is gorgeous and I am hoping she has a frill on her shell it does feel different to my other tortoises shell theirs are smooth but her has a small ridge and it turns out ever so slightly at the front . Will post a pic soon I just weighed her she is 4oz s |
18-09-2013, 08:37 PM | #7 |
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22c room temp is fine
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20-09-2013, 11:36 PM | #8 |
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Just keep doing what your doing and keep an eye on her as that night time temperature maybe to low for her specificly. Even within a species all individuals will have different low temperature that they will not want to be active if it goes below that temperature.
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