Recent content by Illinibunny

Bud, our male, doesn't seem to care if he mounts from the front rear or side. He makes more of a cricket sound. I don't know if he has ever actually gotten it right yet. Sometimes he goes to town all by himself. I work, so I can't say what happens when I'm away. Usually, by 11 a.m. They...

I'll try to post some this week. I certainly wish I had found this forum when they were growing up. The breeder I got them from advocated keeping them dry. I never left them without water available, so that might have increased the humidity enough so that they don't look as pyramided as they...

Hello, I have a female Egyptian, 8 years old, whose medical history can be found in introductions under egyptian tortoise was egg bound. Buddy is now back to eating normally. In her CT scan, more developing eggs were seen. Her original problem was an oversized egg stuck in her pelvis...

Thank you all who responded to my post last week. OT, all hell broke loose in my life shortly thereafter with the stroke and two days later the death of my last, and favorite Uncle, massive problems at work, and the continuing sub zero temps that make living on a farm a physical and emotional...

Thanks so much. I have kept soaking her I Pedialyte with an additional 25% warm tea made from willow leaves and twigs as a mild analgesic and a couple drops of baby vitamins twice a day for 30 minutes. She is much stronger than she was, and her hind legs are stronger. She even nibbled at a...

Thanks. Today is her first injection. I have 4 syringes that were loaded at the hospital. I was told to keep them frozen until use. I am not going to use it cold. They didn't say to warm it to body temperature, so I'm going to call them to make sure I can give it at a comfortable...

Front legs. I hate to do it. It's just a precaution the vets are taking because they can't figure out what is wrong. Thanks. Donna

Thank you, Kelly. I'll go there right now. She is resting. Donna

Thanks again, Yvonne. It is so nice to have people who know tortoises giving information. Even though the U of W has a robust veterinary school, they had never seen an Egyptian, and didn't know much about them as a species. And one of the students kept referring to her as a turtle. It is so...

Yes, that is the brooder we have. I will keep her quiet, and I will try to keep away from her. The brooder takes up about 1/3 of the enclosure, so if she chooses to leave it she can, but the only time she seems to be moving her rear legs is while she is soaking. What do you think about the...

Thank you. What should I use for soaking? I have always used plain water. Is that still fine? She had sb-q fluids yesterday. Donna

Thank you, Angela. I did let her see her sibling. The vet said she has nothing that was any danger to the other two tortoises, and that she could get a brief visit. She perked up a little, and she is resting now. I have the 10.0 fluorescent on, and she is under a Brinsea chick brooder which...

Thank you Yvonne. I have cried more in the last week than I have in years. She s so special to me. Donna

I am new to the forum. I have an 8 year old female t. Kleinmannii who I took to the University of Wisconsin Vet School because she was exhibiting signs of egg binding. She had never laid before. An egg, too large to pass was found in her pelvis, but was successfully collapsed and removed via...