the older one has bumps on his legs the other is too small to tell.
The problem is since Sunday the 4th thay have not eaten a thing, I'm tring everything carrotts, mixed vegis. One is very shy the other comes to her name (she told me). Person did not know sex of either but just named them. How can I make them feel more comfortable? and eat?
They are Sulcatas. I just found out. still won't eat.
fruitcake
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do you have the temp recommended range? the problem is when you move a tortoise they get stressed, you have not had them that long and the move has made them cautious, the way you can make them feel comfortable is to let them settle in, check you have the set up right and enough room for two tortoises (sulcata's do require a lot of space) don't keep picking them up or interfering let them settle and come out in their own time, if your tortoise does not eat then try giving it a warm shallow bath sometimes a good drink will kick start their appetite, check the temp and raise it is necessary by a few degrees it needs to be 85-90* and if your tortoise does not start eating with in a week of doing all this then you need to get it checked out to see if it is getting sick
here is a site to help you with the care http://www.sulcata-station.org/index.html but you do need to give them time to settle into their new environment and surroundings
Chiappone
It's not uncommon for them to take some time to eat again after being re-homed. Just keep offering the food (they should be eating hays and grasses mostly, but fresh greens and some veggies are ok to get them to start eating again). They would probably benefit from a nice warm water soaking just to help get things moving. Many people keep their sulcata's much too dry thinking that as a desert tortoise they don't need humidity.
Make sure they're warm enough as well. If they're too cold, they won't eat. A basking temp of mid 90's is good with a cooler area of around 75ish to retreat to to regulate their temperature.
Check out this site for more info and help as well
http://www.africantortoise.com
Anonymous
what are they you forgot to minchen