quick question

[ehols]

This is a strange question. Let me apologize in advance for being so clueless but do Tortoises vomit? I took Papi out today and noticed what looked like vomit in his crate. He had eaten some hardboiled egg, strawberry and spinach. It looked as if he had been sick on the egg and berry. Is that even possible? I am stunned at how much I don't know. Papi is a yellow footed and a little guy (about the size of a small potato). Now that I , with all of your help, got his enclosure and temps correct...now this. Any suggestions???

Erin

 

[egyptiandan]

Hi Erin,
It is very possible for a tortoise to vomit. It could have been what he ate. I would try not to mix all 3 of those together next time and not feeding spinach very often would be good too.

Danny

 

[ehols]

Thanks, Danny. With him being such a peanut I worry about doing all the right things...much like my children, I'm sure I'll screw up from time to time.

Hi Erin,
It is very possible for a tortoise to vomit. It could have been what he ate. I would try not to mix all 3 of those together next time and not feeding spinach very often would be good too.

Danny

 

[ehols]

Hi all,

Starting to panic a bit since my tortoise has vomitted again. Very foamy, white stuff. He did have some banana earlier but he has never been sick from that before. Any suggestions?

 

[egyptiandan]

You need to get him to a vet as soon as you can. It could be any number of things, but bring a stool sample as it maybe a high parasite load thats done this. It could also be mouth, throat or stomach trouble also.

Danny

 

[ehols]

Thanks, I will. Should I restrict his food untill he sees the vet?

You need to get him to a vet as soon as you can. It could be any number of things, but bring a stool sample as it maybe a high parasite load thats done this. It could also be mouth, throat or stomach trouble also.

Danny

 

[egyptiandan]

Yes

Danny