Hey everyone -
So I am a little worried about Tucker. Lately she has not been eating well at all. Normally she devours her lettuce and her reptomin pellets, but lately she's been leaving it alone and hardly taking any in. She's also been basking excessively long....like all day. Her basking area has clear walls so normally when someone would come into the room, she'd jump into the water. I was getting a bit worried that she might be needing to lay eggs because she's been climbing a lot, trying to get out of the back of the tank while sometimes knocking off the bit of screen I have there. I made a nesting area in the basement in a secondary tank someone gave me. I've put ground coconut fibers mixed with sand in the tank. All she does though is walk around and then start to bury herself. I get worried she's trying to hibernate! Tonight I've put some space heaters around the tank along with a MVB and a normal heat lamp. I'm recording her now and I will post a video to youtube so you guys can see.
Has anyone else experienced a turtle trying to bury themselves? I wonder if this extraordinarily bad winter is affecting her, even though the temps in the tank are regulated. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!
