Mickey1234
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Hello, i am new here and from Bangkok, Thailand. I had 2 sulcata tortoises. One passed away and the other is not okay. Please help.
I bought 2 sulcatas from my local pet store about 2 months ago. I have various kind of hay as a substrate. UVB UVA lighting on timer for 10 hours a day. Also sun bathing every morning. I soak them 3-4 times a week. I keep them in mid 80 to low 90 farenheits. Humidity is always high since i live in Bangkok, Thailand. I feed them mulberry leaves, grass hay, and salad mixed. Recently they seemed to eat less, their body seemed to be swollen and their shell kinda soft too. So i decided to take them to the Vet. They x-rayed my tortoises and they said there is excessive of gas in their intestines. This gas will push their organs inside out and makes them look swollen. It is also push their lungs which lower their lung capacity. (I will asked for the x-ray film and show you guys tomorrow) they said this could happen because of their diet and lack of uvb exposure. I left them at the animal hospital for a week. They had injected them vitamin and some kind of medicine that helps them release the gas out. Unfortunately one of them could not make it. The other one doesn't seem to get any better. The other one still eats but not as much as it used to do. Anyone have these experience please share. Any comments would help. Thank you.
I bought 2 sulcatas from my local pet store about 2 months ago. I have various kind of hay as a substrate. UVB UVA lighting on timer for 10 hours a day. Also sun bathing every morning. I soak them 3-4 times a week. I keep them in mid 80 to low 90 farenheits. Humidity is always high since i live in Bangkok, Thailand. I feed them mulberry leaves, grass hay, and salad mixed. Recently they seemed to eat less, their body seemed to be swollen and their shell kinda soft too. So i decided to take them to the Vet. They x-rayed my tortoises and they said there is excessive of gas in their intestines. This gas will push their organs inside out and makes them look swollen. It is also push their lungs which lower their lung capacity. (I will asked for the x-ray film and show you guys tomorrow) they said this could happen because of their diet and lack of uvb exposure. I left them at the animal hospital for a week. They had injected them vitamin and some kind of medicine that helps them release the gas out. Unfortunately one of them could not make it. The other one doesn't seem to get any better. The other one still eats but not as much as it used to do. Anyone have these experience please share. Any comments would help. Thank you.