Last week my 5 year old sulcata tortoise passed away. It seemed to happen very fast, but looking back there may have been some signs she wasn't well, and I was too busy/distracted by other things (quitting a job I've been at for 3 years, trying to finish my thesis in a couple weeks) to have the attention I normally do.
She was supposed to live much longer and I'm so heartbroken. I feel guilty and sick, am having panic attacks I haven't had for years, and can't sleep or even go into the room she was in. I made a donation to a turtle charity and hoped I'd feel better but nothing.
Most people don't understand having such grief over a reptile. I'm not sure what to do. I'm not sure I want to get another any time soon and I'm not feeling any better.
I guess I just wanted to express this to other people who like tortoises..
I've lost cats and dogs, but it was different for some reason..
She was supposed to live much longer and I'm so heartbroken. I feel guilty and sick, am having panic attacks I haven't had for years, and can't sleep or even go into the room she was in. I made a donation to a turtle charity and hoped I'd feel better but nothing.
Most people don't understand having such grief over a reptile. I'm not sure what to do. I'm not sure I want to get another any time soon and I'm not feeling any better.
I guess I just wanted to express this to other people who like tortoises..
I've lost cats and dogs, but it was different for some reason..