Flipped Over

Steev1989 · 04-06-2009, 04:19 PM

Hi lately my Leopard Tort has got into the habit of flipping himself over somehow and he cant seem to flip himself back over. I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions or tips on how to help? Since i work most of the day I dont want want him to get cooked under his heat lamp or anything. Thats where he tends to flip over by

terrypin · 04-06-2009, 04:34 PM

i turn the heat lamps off on my hatchlings table when im not home .my juveniles and adults are outdoors all day regardless.
terry

Steev1989 · 04-06-2009, 06:48 PM

I would keep mine outside but as of late it has been too cool to leave him out. :/

**Alan1** · 04-06-2009, 07:19 PM

You need some stones lying around so that he can get a hold of one to get himself up. I actually have to have a ring of stones right round the enclosure, a tort's width away from the side and spaced out just enough to get through between them but able to reach if necessary. Cobble type stones slightly smaller than a tennis ball I use.

One of mine doesn't need them but the other one does because it is always on it's hind legs trying to reach for the sky and falls backwards regularly

Evie · 04-06-2009, 08:12 PM

My biggest female has been known to flip my male over a few times - luckily I have either been here or not to far behind them - he has never been able to right himself - I dont know whether that is just Leopards as I have known other species that can.

Steev1989 · 04-06-2009, 08:13 PM

I have stones set up in his table but i guess he manages to roll away too far from them and since he is a leopard his shell is tall so i dont think he can reach many of the stones i have in there anyway :/. Should i try just more stones? I dont want to put to much in and make him flip over even more

Steev1989 · 04-06-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Evie

My biggest female has been known to flip my male over a few times - luckily I have either been here or not to far behind them - he has never been able to right himself - I dont know whether that is just Leopards as I have known other species that can.

Ya mine can never right himself either and unfortunately i work during the day and i cant check on him :/ im thinking about setting up a webcam like i had seen somewhere in one of the threads here that way i could watch him at work haha. Then if he did flip over i could try to call someone to flip him

**Alan1** · 04-06-2009, 08:41 PM

My stones are all a tort's shell width away from the walls as that's where it happens

Steev1989 · 04-06-2009, 09:13 PM

Ok i will see about putting some more stones around that he could hopefully right himself on.

Evie · 04-06-2009, 10:01 PM

Web cam seems like a good idea - or is there anyone that can just pop in a couple of times a day just to check. I have never known any of mine flip over of their own accord - only with help from Honey - I leave them very rarely but when I do I have to keep her seperate from the others just in case.

It is a worry - I really freaked out the first time I looked out in the garden and Evie was on his back - I was on nights but had decided to sleep on the sette during the day - just to keep an ear out - luckily I did !!!

04-06-2009, 04:19 PM	#1
Steev1989 Member Egg Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 58	Flipped Over Hi lately my Leopard Tort has got into the habit of flipping himself over somehow and he cant seem to flip himself back over. I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions or tips on how to help? Since i work most of the day I dont want want him to get cooked under his heat lamp or anything. Thats where he tends to flip over by __________________ 1 Leopard Tort

04-06-2009, 04:34 PM	#2
terrypin Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: jersey c.i. Posts: 2,928	i turn the heat lamps off on my hatchlings table when im not home .my juveniles and adults are outdoors all day regardless. terry __________________ these are my own opinions do with them what you will. _________________

04-06-2009, 06:48 PM	#3
Steev1989 Member Egg Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 58	I would keep mine outside but as of late it has been too cool to leave him out. :/ __________________ 1 Leopard Tort

04-06-2009, 08:13 PM	#6
Steev1989 Member Egg Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 58	I have stones set up in his table but i guess he manages to roll away too far from them and since he is a leopard his shell is tall so i dont think he can reach many of the stones i have in there anyway :/. Should i try just more stones? I dont want to put to much in and make him flip over even more __________________ 1 Leopard Tort

04-06-2009, 09:13 PM	#9
Steev1989 Member Egg Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 58	Ok i will see about putting some more stones around that he could hopefully right himself on. __________________ 1 Leopard Tort

04-06-2009, 07:19 PM	#4
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	You need some stones lying around so that he can get a hold of one to get himself up. I actually have to have a ring of stones right round the enclosure, a tort's width away from the side and spaced out just enough to get through between them but able to reach if necessary. Cobble type stones slightly smaller than a tennis ball I use. One of mine doesn't need them but the other one does because it is always on it's hind legs trying to reach for the sky and falls backwards regularly

04-06-2009, 08:12 PM	#5
Evie Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southampton Posts: 1,752	My biggest female has been known to flip my male over a few times - luckily I have either been here or not to far behind them - he has never been able to right himself - I dont know whether that is just Leopards as I have known other species that can.

04-06-2009, 08:41 PM	#8
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	My stones are all a tort's shell width away from the walls as that's where it happens

04-06-2009, 10:01 PM	#10
Evie Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southampton Posts: 1,752	Web cam seems like a good idea - or is there anyone that can just pop in a couple of times a day just to check. I have never known any of mine flip over of their own accord - only with help from Honey - I leave them very rarely but when I do I have to keep her seperate from the others just in case. It is a worry - I really freaked out the first time I looked out in the garden and Evie was on his back - I was on nights but had decided to sleep on the sette during the day - just to keep an ear out - luckily I did !!!

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