came home today to find out that Otis the tortoise went missing :(
I've has this guy for about 4 years and I feel terrible about his disappearance. Otis is a male sulcata a little bigger than a dinner plate. He's very healthy and not afraid of people. Please let me know if you see him near...
Hey everyone! Thank you so much for the support. We took Otis to the vet and she brought the swelling down. He's back to normal now, enjoying his hay and leafy greens :)
Thanks for the advice guys, he's been in a shallow pan of water for the past 6 hours or so, but I don't want to leave him in the cold water overnight. I now have him in a small enclosure with Timothy hay lining the bottom. My mom put some Vaseline on the prolapse to keep it moist overnight. I'm...
I'm not sure how long it's been like that, I just saw it today a couple hours ago. The earliest we could take him in would be tomorrow. Now that you mention it, I haven't seen him poop in a couple days :( I'm so worried!
I noticed that Otis the tortoise had something near his butt that was out of the ordinary. Usually when he flashes it's just out for a couple minutes and pinkish in color. I found him like that today and he's had it out for about an hour so far. I soaked him for half an hour. He's about 4 years...
Otis the Tortoise has been making the dreaded popping noises quite often and blowing a bubble from his nostril about once a day. im so worried! His eating seems to be fine and he still poops regularly. I would rather not take him to the vet because it is sooo expensive nowadays, so do I...
i soaked him in warm water for a loongggg time after. no they dont spray any chemicals ( there accually my aunt and uncle) he was great today, eating like a little piggy and running around. WOOH. what a scare!
i made sure he didnt eat anything. he was walking on my neighbors warm driveway, but he always goes there. (maybe he was overheated) the bubbles are gone now but man that was weird!
Hi guys my mom gave me permission to ask you guys this: I was walking otis outside and i looked at his face and realized that there was a little bit of foam surrounding his mouth. he is also making some popping noises with his nose. is this a respiratory infection? please answer im...