Update, he is pooped now! I just gave the vet a sample of his stool for analysis :) thanks guys I have a successful story. I'm growing bermuda grass and hopefully I will get him on the right diet!
He is doing a lot better now but I'm worried because he hasn't pooped at all. He is gonna getting shots today and I'm going to have to ask the vet about his poop problem. He has been really active and eating lately, he has been normal but not pooping :(
Yea I've read most of Tom's articles they are very helpful and perfectly on point. my tortoise is about 13-14 months old and and lacked calcium which is the problem. I have made accomodations for him with lighting, humidity, but he never could eat grass because I have st Augustine grass. I have...
Hey guys, I have a 3 inch sulcata tortoise that hasn't pooped in a week. I'm really worried. He was sick about a week ago from some respiratory infection and almost died because he was super unresponsive and i had to take him in. (yes it was partly my negligence for not feeding him the right...
I know he has to keep higher temperatures for his metabolism to go up and he needs to stay hydrated but I'm not sure how. I'm bathing him and letting him sit in warm water but I don't see him drink =/ If I do this like 3 times a day is that enough for him to stay hydrated? Also his home is...
yea tube feeding is difficult cuz he is about 3 inches and kinda small. I'm going to have to leave it to the vet. other else ill use treats to get him to eat/drink his calcium :)
Thanks. I'm trying to lure him to eat the calcium supplement along with a fruit but i feel like hes very smart and when he saw me pull that tube out he immediately changed behaviors. He must be traumatized from the vet abuse XD
He is doing ok. I came this morning and he was actually responding and there isnt anymore mucous coming out from his mouth. He sleeps every now and then and he ate some strawberry/kale the vet gave him. As of now, he has to take .05cc or ml? of calcium supplement tubefeed. I'm still not exactly...
Thanks guys. I really hope he doesn't die. they put him in an incubator overnight and I hope I will be able to see him tomorrow alive. I don't even know if he is going to be better. He was really lethagic and unresponsive. I hope he makes it through
Hey guys, He went to the Vet today. He has respiratory problems and he is under critical care. He is staying overnight. He has nutritional problems because I haven't been giving him grasses/calcium and his shell was a bit soft. My negligence caused me a lot for the Vet as well as almost his...
It also could be a respiratory infection :( but my tortoise was doing well this afternoon I don't know what could have changed him too quickly
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This is how he looks
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