13-03-2011, 05:22 AM | #1 |
Junior Member
Egg
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1
|
Unhappy(ish) Horsefield
Hi every one, Im a newby on here
Just wondering if anyones got any tips for me. Ive recently purchased a 8 year old horsefield Tortoise and she doesnt seem too happy to be here. Is it me just being paranoid because she needs time to settle in. |
13-03-2011, 03:29 PM | #2 |
Super Moderator
Adult
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 11,157
|
Hi enri, I suspect your tort is just settling in, they really hate change and can take a while to adjust.
If you can tell us a little about her set up it will help us to see if anything needs tweaking, and see if there is anything wrong. So...a few questions... To start with What lighting and heating do you use What are the temperatures: *Under her basking lamp *At the cool end *Ambient room temperature *night time temperature |
13-03-2011, 03:39 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Sub Adult
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Bury St Edmunds
Posts: 1,703
|
Hi Enri!
Welcome to the forum. What is your tort doing that makes you think she's unhappy? They all take a while to settle as they don't really like change. If you can give us some more details I'm sure others will be slong to advise. Row xx |
13-03-2011, 03:47 PM | #4 |
Super Moderator
Adult
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Hull
Posts: 7,286
|
Hi as Rowan has said some housing detail's to ponder on like, lighting, heating, temperature the tort is kept at, substrate. Possibly previous diet, new diet.
__________________
Paul. |
14-03-2011, 07:12 AM | #5 |
Member
Hatched
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 399
|
Hi Welcome. Torts can be moody. I have 2 horsefields, right now one is not eating much and sleeping a lot. The other is all over the place eating everything in site. A few months ago it was the other way round.
|
Tags |
horsefield, sleepy, tortoise, unhappy |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|