My Herman Tortoise was active and now is not

by Hellen Poole
(United Kingdom)

I have had my 1 year old Herman Tortoise for 3 weeks now, for the first 2 weeks he was fine very active and had a good appetite. Now the last 5 days he has been very inative by constantly laying in his basking area and then burries himself in his hut when the lights go out. He is eating but nowhere near the amount he was before these last 5 days.



I have a ceramic, basking light and UV the hot spot is between 90-95 and cool area 75-80. I have been given various different amounts of advise ranging from change the temperature to its because he had a grape and wants another one.

My concern is he is ill! He does eat (although very little), he has no problems going to the toilet but is very sluggish and inactive.

Please tell me what you all think.

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Jun 10, 2011
 New Pet
by: Anonymous

It's quite possible that your new pet is just settling in. If this persists, see a vet. It's a good idea to see a vet in any case when you get a new animal.
Jun 09, 2011
 Inactive
by: Anonymous

Hi I have bought a hermans ,he is 18 months old but very inactive and doesnt eat hardly untill I give him it by hand ,I bathed him and it perked him up a bit but not for long ,I phoned the breeder and the temp was a little high but I've put that right ,I just hope he's not unhappy as I love him so much allready ,anyway the breeder said that he will take a few days to settle in but I don't know how true this is but if anyone can help me id love to know , by the way I've only had him two days thanks .Paul
Oct 17, 2010
 My Herman Tortoise was active and now is not
by: Hellen Poole

Im not hibernating him as he is only 1yrs old, how do i get him to be more active and eat more?? Is my temperature right?
Oct 17, 2010
 hermann Torotise
by: Anonymous

My Tortoises appetite have slowed down recently as well, they are getting ready for hibernation,maybe yours may be as well..

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