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Old 30-01-2009, 11:25 PM   #1
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Unhappy HELP! Is our Horsfield okay!!!

Our horsfield hasnt moved from the same spot for over 24hrs now is this normal?!?!
We are both new to keeping torts and apologise if this is normal, we are just worried.
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Old 30-01-2009, 11:26 PM   #2
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Can you tell us more about how you house your tortoise
Temperatures warm and cool end
Lighting?
have you bathed him?
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Old 30-01-2009, 11:27 PM   #3
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Have you touched him?Do you have spot light and UVB light for him?
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Can you tell us more about how you house your tortoise
Temperatures warm and cool end
Lighting?
have you bathed him?
We have a viv, temperature controlled, a log house at the cooler end, we last bathed him a few days ago, we have a UVB light on for 12 hrs a day.
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Old 30-01-2009, 11:31 PM   #5
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Have you touched him?Do you have spot light and UVB light for him?
We do have a bulb and spotlight, bt we havent touched him yet incase he is just sleeping,
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Old 30-01-2009, 11:35 PM   #6
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We have a viv, temperature controlled, a log house at the cooler end, we last bathed him a few days ago, we have a UVB light on for 12 hrs a day.
What temperate?
I would bath every other day if not every day
What strenght UVB? what heat light?
Whats the viv like? lots to do in there things to walk around?

Is he a pet shop tortoise? have you had him tested for worms and protazoa? you only need to take a poo sample to your vets and ask them to test it should cost around £10

sorry for all the questions but we need to know to find the problem
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Old 30-01-2009, 11:42 PM   #7
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Pick him/her up to see if you get some responce.
Where did you get your tortoise please?
Tortoises can take a while to ajust to a new home, but generally they will move, even if you pick it up and put it under the heat. They will go back to a house normally as they are scared.
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Old 30-01-2009, 11:48 PM   #8
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What temperate?
I would bath every other day if not every day
What strenght UVB? what heat light?
Whats the viv like? lots to do in there things to walk around?

Is he a pet shop tortoise? have you had him tested for worms and protazoa? you only need to take a poo sample to your vets and ask them to test it should cost around £10

sorry for all the questions but we need to know to find the problem
No dont worry questions are good lol, the viv is quite big, a few things are in there but weve only had him for about 6 weeks and in that time he was usually quite active, he is a pet shop tortoise, we havent had him tested for anything either.
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Pick him/her up to see if you get some responce.
Where did you get your tortoise please?
Tortoises can take a while to ajust to a new home, but generally they will move, even if you pick it up and put it under the heat. They will go back to a house normally as they are scared.
He have had him for about six weeks now and got him from a pet shop, he used to be quite active thats why we are now worried but we will go and pick him up now and see what happens....

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Not from a certain pet shop in fenton i urge you to take a poo sample to hannah bould in newcastle under lyme, best tortoise vet ever see vet section for details cost about £10.

Your tortoise is most probably wild caught so might have a worm burden

What temperatures?
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