hello all,

i just got my first tortoise 3 days ago, and i've never kept any reptiles before. after the drive home, there was a something white and runny in the box. did she get carsick?

the first day she was really active, then yesterday and today she wanted to sleep all day. do greeks hibernate?

she has been making clicking noises since day 1 and kind of twitches, like she's hiccuping or something. today when i picked her up she kept making funny noises, like a sigh or a little squeal. i noticed a snot bubble, and the twitching is more frequent. (not a twitch really, but kind of ducks into the shell for a second, rythmically). i don't think she ate at all today. how long can she go w/o eating? how much is she supposed to eat? they told me 1 cup, but that seems like a lot.

sometimes she seems restless like she can't get comfortable or something. it seems like she wants to burrow, should i put more substrate in? maybe a small towel to crawl under?

i have a basking light and one of those heating packs that sticks underneath. it can get cold in monterey at night. i worry that she will get too cold. i don't know if the thermometer gets an accurate reading since she sleeps right next to that heating pack on the bottom. should i get a heating coil so the light doesn't have to be on all the time? what wattage of light should i have?

can tortoises catch a cold from a human?? i am just getting over a cold and i would feel horrible if she is sick b/c of me.

i did not receive good guidance when i got this tortoise, but i thought i would be able to figure it out as i went along. any help would be appreciated.

thanks!

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