Hey...
My tortoise has recently been treated for a roundworm infection
due back in 2 weeks for a 2nd set of medication..( panacure)
However, its now been 9 days since he last ate anything substantial
(4 days ago he chewed on maybe 4 mouthfulls of grass and dandilion)
I fear that 2 weeks when i see the vet next, will be a drasticly long time for no food for the little guy..
I've been reading a bit about syringe feeding young tortoises who have become ill..
What are your thoughts on this? is it difficult?.. is it dangerous?
What types of food should I feed him through this method?
puree grasses etc ? or get natural babyfood products like sweet potato and squash ?
Any advice is greatly appreciated I dont want him to get too malnurished he's already been lacking a good dietary intake for weeks now, and no intake at all really in the last 9 days.
My tortoise has recently been treated for a roundworm infection
due back in 2 weeks for a 2nd set of medication..( panacure)
However, its now been 9 days since he last ate anything substantial
(4 days ago he chewed on maybe 4 mouthfulls of grass and dandilion)
I fear that 2 weeks when i see the vet next, will be a drasticly long time for no food for the little guy..
I've been reading a bit about syringe feeding young tortoises who have become ill..
What are your thoughts on this? is it difficult?.. is it dangerous?
What types of food should I feed him through this method?
puree grasses etc ? or get natural babyfood products like sweet potato and squash ?
Any advice is greatly appreciated I dont want him to get too malnurished he's already been lacking a good dietary intake for weeks now, and no intake at all really in the last 9 days.