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posted 01-20-2004 01:23 PM         

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my tortoise for the last few weeks has been inactive and sleeping alot.. is there a problem or is it jsut the cold weather. i am feeding his greens and a commercial fruit blend. (pellets) please respond. ty

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posted 01-22-2004 01:22 PM         

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Hi there.. I don't own a tortoise, but I own a red eared slider turtle, and I know he gets "lazy" when he isn't getting enough UV light. Might check into that idea.

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posted 01-22-2004 03:18 PM         

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My turtle use to get really lathargic when she didn't have enough heat. Because she didn't have enough heat she wasn't digesting her food properly.

Most turtles (I'm not sure about Turtoise) need to be warm to digest their food properly.

So I would do as AmyGerbilGirl suggested and make sure he is hetting enough light.

You should try posting this in the fish & aquarium sections more people check it and it counts as an aquarium question.

[This message has been edited by Katerina (edited 01-22-2004).]

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posted 01-23-2004 05:50 PM         

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thanks very much.

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posted 02-05-2004 02:02 AM         

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hibernation
i dont think you want him to do that crank up the heat a lil i also have a RES long as i keep the temp up he is fine water 78-84 and a nice basking area at 88-95ish keeps him happy
but a good turtle forum www.turtletimes.com check them out great place for turtle talk

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posted 02-28-2004 10:19 PM         

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Two of my russian tortoises are doing that right now, living in a semi hibratory stage.

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