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My roomate and I just bought two torts. Her tort seems much more lively than my turtle and it is really worrying me. The pet store worker said that they are probably a few months old. (But what does he know, especially since he seemed very incompetent)

I'm not sure what to do, I have soaked him for a while, and he eats only occasionally; when he does eat he goes right back into hiding underneath this log I bought for them.

WHAT DO I DO?? Could he be sick? Its not very humid in the tank, is that the problem? And what can I do to make it more humid?

--Thank you!

Reptiles aquire a large amount of stress from moving, being in a new environment, etc. etc. etc. It could take weeks for the little guy to come out of it.

Just leave him alone until he starts eating on a regular basis. Don't touch him, don't mess with his enclosure, just put food and water in (if you give them water), and take it out at night. Try to make his environment (and the surrounding environment) stress-free.

How large is the tortoise? If it's only a couple of monthes old, it should only be about 2" straight carapace length, if that.

So you would not put any source of water into an indoor Russian Tortoise home?