Tommy (again) :P

[TommyTurtle]

anyone have any ideas as to an approximate age? Does he look healthy enough?

[TillyTortoise]

My guess would be 3-4.. Looks alright to me

[Catwoman63]

Is he active and eating, looks around 3 or 4 to me to x

[TommyTurtle]

Thanks for the guestimate as I've been quite unsure!
He's not very active and he doesn't seem to be eating too much at the moment.
I take him out every couple of days to give him a bath since he's not drinking either.
I'm kinda inclined to try and leave him / not pester him too much to see if he settles in?

[TillyTortoise]

Originally Posted by TommyTurtle

Thanks for the guestimate as I've been quite unsure!
He's not very active and he doesn't seem to be eating too much at the moment.
I take him out every couple of days to give him a bath since he's not drinking either.
I'm kinda inclined to try and leave him / not pester him too much to see if he settles in?

Yes, tortoises hate change. Leave him be for a while.

Just checking, what are his basking, cool side and night temperatures?

[Catwoman63]

I always handle my new additions straight away, so they get used to me, I hand feed to get them used to my hands in their home as well, I do leave them alone most of the day but to interact them often throughout the day, but that's just what I do, it will take a little while to settle x

[TommyTurtle]

Originally Posted by TillyTortoise

Yes, tortoises hate change. Leave him be for a while.

Just checking, what are his basking, cool side and night temperatures?

Not quite sure what the cool side of his enclosure is, I have another hygrometer so will put that in later (although his enclosure will be changing a little soon)

His basking temp is shown on the picture below:



I didnt know about feeding him by hand, might give that a bash, it does seem that he is getting more used to me being around as he doesnt hide in his shell whenever i move, I also don't do sudden movements around him so as not to scare him

[TillyTortoise]

You have a hygrometer, so that's not showing the temperature, it's showing the humidity. You need to get yourself a digital thermometer to find out the temperature.

[TommyTurtle]

Originally Posted by TillyTortoise

You have a hygrometer, so that's not showing the temperature, it's showing the humidity. You need to get yourself a digital thermometer to find out the temperature.