hannah.doughty
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so basically, I have recently taken in a tortoise. my mum's friend had one and told us that she was passed it by her daughter and didn't want it. my mum has always wanted a Hermann but never got one. as this poor little guy needed a home, we thought to take him in as we have done this in the past with other animals like our pet hedgehog who is blind. we got told he is a boy and is 2-3 years and they think he is a Hermann but they have never seen him with his eyes open and he doesn't eat.
we have taken him home and researched Hermanns to fully give him what he needs. we realized his colouring where off and he didn't look 100% like a Hermann so decided to ask a few people. turns out he is a Horsfield tortoise. I have also now been looking into it and he is extremely small and google is telling me he inst even a year old.
he is around the size of my palm at most. his eyes won't open so we have bathed them and he still won't eat. he isn't scared of us and doesn't shy away, he mainly just sleeps. wanted to know if there is anything anyone can think of. we are taking him to the vet tomorrow to see what's wrong but I am just hoping for tips or any advice for us to help this poor guy.
thanks!
we have taken him home and researched Hermanns to fully give him what he needs. we realized his colouring where off and he didn't look 100% like a Hermann so decided to ask a few people. turns out he is a Horsfield tortoise. I have also now been looking into it and he is extremely small and google is telling me he inst even a year old.
he is around the size of my palm at most. his eyes won't open so we have bathed them and he still won't eat. he isn't scared of us and doesn't shy away, he mainly just sleeps. wanted to know if there is anything anyone can think of. we are taking him to the vet tomorrow to see what's wrong but I am just hoping for tips or any advice for us to help this poor guy.
thanks!