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Radicchio Chicory portulaca Occasionally green beans and courgette [hr] i'm posting from italy and the only vet we found at 11pm was a girl not specialized who called his colleague specialized. he saw the x-ray and suggest to keep her soaked, but he said it is not a big stone, maybe...

thanks for your reply It would be great if any Vet could check the attached X-ray to give some diagnosis / suggestion

hello, need urgent help for my tortoise QUA (female testudo hermanni boettgeri, 3.5 years old) who suddendly today started vomiting, and open mouth to breath Also occasionaly she makes noise breathing Until yesterday QUA was good She's very voracious, and occasionaly , together with...

the guy seems to have eyes closed Please check if parasite problem (worms) by fecal analysis If positive, immediate de-worming ad let soak him to rehidrate

from my previous experience with my russian turtle eyes, perhaps your turtle might have a parasite problems (worms) My suggestion is contact vet to make a fecal test to find worms eggs If positive, immediate deworming is needed And of course a daily soak to rehidrate him (water mixed...

Thanks alla for precios suggestions I've hard about people soaking tortoises in sport drinks ( GATORADE and so on) to allow saline balanced hydratation what do you think about?

Here in Italy the yellow squash is not easy to find Could I use instead the green squash (zucchini) ? (See attached image) [hr] arby2774 what do you mean with "hyperhydration" ? My turtles sometimes have dehydratation problem. Do you think soaking them, they will "inflate"...

hello, :) I often read about soaking dehydrathed tortoise in water mixed 50% with baby food (Gerber, etc.) What kind of baby food do you recommend for vegetarian tortoise: fruit, vegetables, meat, ... ? Thx a lot Roberto

hello everydoby ! kiko is glad to inform you that after a week of soaking, he seems to be better Now he opens his eyes more easily (see the attached shot I've taken this afternoon) Maybe also the deworming therapy has taken effect But anyway, we are continuing to keep him to soak...

Hi, it is the second day we soak kiko Today we also managed to make him eat some blueberries and radish IN these days the weather is pretty cloudy so we decided to keep him at home to avoid sudden drops in temperature at night One question: how can we do to keep the soaking water...

Yes, the enclosure is on the balcony we have on the roof It took one week to build it, but we think it was worth it But what d you thnk about parasites? Woud it be good the deworming therapy once a week per four weeks? This evening he doesn't feel good, he is weak and doesn't react...

Hello! I attach photographs of the terrarium, and the first soaking kiko (kiko is the name of the turtle) (I hope to have him put to soak properly) when he was healthy, kiko liked to eat small pieces of bone, but now he doesn’t eat almost anything, nor food nor bones Today the...

thank you so much I am angry with the vet who has made things worse with his stupid antibiotic drops From tomorrow I will start with the moisturing care you suggest I've never soaked him before, I did not know that I had to soak him in a carrots bath, it's a new thing for me ...

Thank you all for the invaluable advice The vet told me that this species of turtle is suffering from moisture, then the area where the turtle sleeps is very dry However there is also a grassy area in the terrarium I live in northern Italy, and the temperature of the terrarium is...

thank you for prompt reply I tried to moisten the eyes of the turtle, without success, This is why I turned to the veterinarian The turtle eats only 1-2 times a week, after countless attempts The terrarium is large and open, illuminated by sunlight

Hello everybody, I urgently need your help ! My 3-years old russiantortoise has problem with both his eyes :( He actually can’t open both eyes since 3-4 weeks. Only rarely he’s able to open, but almost all day the turtle keeps them closed I tried with many cares unsuccesfully, and I...