Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Day 2 of "DND"
The TortoiseForum boards said... leave her alone. So, this is day 2. she has not come out of her hide but I know she is awake cuz I see her looking around. Oh well
Monday, December 28, 2009
Just cross posting
Verrrry busy time of year to update the blog as well as seek help from the experts on TortoiseForums... so... just cross posting. Once she and her habitat settle down, I will post more regular updates :)
Wierd behaviour
I have had my redfoot for only two weeks and the temperature/humidity etc is all constant for the past week and a bit and here is what happened:
she finished playing and eating yesterday and went and burrowed herself in the COLD part of the tank just before the automatic lights went out and the night light came on. I thought it may be too cold for her in that corner so I picked her up and placed her under the night light (Infra Red, 100W). she sat there for a minute and then crawled back to the same corner of the tank (Coldest corner). that was last night. Its been 24 hours and she hasnt moved from there. I was out all day since the morning and thought she would come out later in the day but I know she didnt because my sister was in and out of the house and said she hadnt moved. Is this normal? Its Winter here right now and the COLD part of her habitat is about 70F
Right now its the night schedule (night light) I picked her up and moved her under the red light (which is close to the water etc) and she moved over and is drinking water. I have noticed that atleast 75% of the time, she will not move from where she is till I pick her up and put her near the food/water, in which case she WILL eat and soak in the water and drink for a while.... confused. I thought I would leave her alone today and she didnt move for over 24 hrs from the cold spot of the enclosure which I find very odd..
she finished playing and eating yesterday and went and burrowed herself in the COLD part of the tank just before the automatic lights went out and the night light came on. I thought it may be too cold for her in that corner so I picked her up and placed her under the night light (Infra Red, 100W). she sat there for a minute and then crawled back to the same corner of the tank (Coldest corner). that was last night. Its been 24 hours and she hasnt moved from there. I was out all day since the morning and thought she would come out later in the day but I know she didnt because my sister was in and out of the house and said she hadnt moved. Is this normal? Its Winter here right now and the COLD part of her habitat is about 70F
Right now its the night schedule (night light) I picked her up and moved her under the red light (which is close to the water etc) and she moved over and is drinking water. I have noticed that atleast 75% of the time, she will not move from where she is till I pick her up and put her near the food/water, in which case she WILL eat and soak in the water and drink for a while.... confused. I thought I would leave her alone today and she didnt move for over 24 hrs from the cold spot of the enclosure which I find very odd..
Her Enclosure
Enclosure dimensions:
36 inches long
19 inches wide
19 inches high
Heat:
Spot heat lamp for Tropical Reptiles: 100W at the RIGHT side of the enclosure 20 inches off the surface. I put a thermometer probe directly below the spot light and temperature is between 95-100. On 7:30 am - 7:30 pm
100W Infrared lamp for night. Same place as the Spot.
Two UV lights bulbs, produce no heat. Center of enclosure. 20 inches off the surface.
Good hiding log for her to go under in the COLD part of the enclosure. Temp in the cold part is about 65-70F.
I feed her romaine lettuce hearts (When she eats them). Grass mix for rabbits and tortoises (when she eats them). One strawberry in 2 weeks, About 3 cubes of mango in 2 weeks and 1 cube of papaya. Fruits she eats instantly if placed so I have stopped placing fruits at all. I will giver her fruit about 20% of the time.
The thing is, if I move her around and say, place her near the food, she will eat and then walk around and go back to sleep.
If I take her out and leave her loose in the house, she boots around the house at the speed of lightning, exploring, not shy. If I place her back in the enclosure, she will boot around for a while and then settle down and NOT MOVE till I likely move her after about 20 hours.
At the time of making the original post, I moved her (after more than 24 hrs) from the cold part to the warm part of the encl. and she and a large drink of water and has now burrowed herself directly below the night warm lamp which confuses me because if she does what she "needs" to then why is she waiting for me to move her?? This happens about 75% of the time.
36 inches long
19 inches wide
19 inches high
Heat:
Spot heat lamp for Tropical Reptiles: 100W at the RIGHT side of the enclosure 20 inches off the surface. I put a thermometer probe directly below the spot light and temperature is between 95-100. On 7:30 am - 7:30 pm
100W Infrared lamp for night. Same place as the Spot.
Two UV lights bulbs, produce no heat. Center of enclosure. 20 inches off the surface.
Good hiding log for her to go under in the COLD part of the enclosure. Temp in the cold part is about 65-70F.
I feed her romaine lettuce hearts (When she eats them). Grass mix for rabbits and tortoises (when she eats them). One strawberry in 2 weeks, About 3 cubes of mango in 2 weeks and 1 cube of papaya. Fruits she eats instantly if placed so I have stopped placing fruits at all. I will giver her fruit about 20% of the time.
The thing is, if I move her around and say, place her near the food, she will eat and then walk around and go back to sleep.
If I take her out and leave her loose in the house, she boots around the house at the speed of lightning, exploring, not shy. If I place her back in the enclosure, she will boot around for a while and then settle down and NOT MOVE till I likely move her after about 20 hours.
At the time of making the original post, I moved her (after more than 24 hrs) from the cold part to the warm part of the encl. and she and a large drink of water and has now burrowed herself directly below the night warm lamp which confuses me because if she does what she "needs" to then why is she waiting for me to move her?? This happens about 75% of the time.
Watery Eyes
Yesterday I noticed that it was very very wet around her left eye, almost like it was water sprayed on. Note. Her EYE itself looks normal. ie:
- same as the right eye (which appears normal and not wet around)
- Not puffy/swolen
- Nothing else around the eye to suggest infection....
Today, when I lifted her out in the morning, there was a slightly LESS wet circle around her left eye... when I tried to clean it, she closed her eye and retreated in the shell for a second (as would be normal behaviour) and then came right back out again....
Any suggestions? I really want to avoid going to the vet if I have to for personal reasons, nothing to do with expense.
- same as the right eye (which appears normal and not wet around)
- Not puffy/swolen
- Nothing else around the eye to suggest infection....
Today, when I lifted her out in the morning, there was a slightly LESS wet circle around her left eye... when I tried to clean it, she closed her eye and retreated in the shell for a second (as would be normal behaviour) and then came right back out again....
Any suggestions? I really want to avoid going to the vet if I have to for personal reasons, nothing to do with expense.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Link
Well, the first post I am going to make is a link from the Tortoise Forums. I am not at my regular computer so this is the best way for me to save it :)
Tortoise Table :)
Here is a picture of my Redfoot :)
Tortoise Table :)
Here is a picture of my Redfoot :)
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