Recent content by Sarah_Marie

Did your girl do better after the e-tube? We are placing one today. It's good to know there's hope for long term anorexia.

Just to clarify, my pic is a Galapagos that that I fell In love with. I do not own one (as much as I might like to). I own two female red foots and I also work in a specialty hospital. I thought I would tap into the brains of tortoise enthusiasts that have been caring for torts longer than I. My...

My avatar is definitely not a red foot. I have two myself but I'm hoping to give some additional advice to a client. You know how sensitive these creatures can be, so I'm not anticipating her to eat while she is with us in hospital. But even at home she is not herself. I thought I could see what...

What do people do to help encourage a tortoise to eat?

Your poor tort. Hopefully all is better now. I was fortunate enough that my tort didn't have any issues while on Fortaz. They can be such sensitive creatures sometimes.

Were you giving the Fortaz orally or injecting it?

My torts are about 30 years old. I fed them a variety of protein listed above by other members. No one mentioned pinkies so i thought I'd suggest.

There is a product called Critical Care that's available through vet clinics that see reptiles. My torts love it and it comes in Apple banana flavour. It might be a nice and healthy compromise while transitioning to greens?

They're all beauties!

I also wonder about cooked egg shell. When a dog is on a raw food diet, the shells are given in raw form. It's a big "no no" to give them cooked shell. Not quite sure why.

I feed my girls pinkies on occasion. They love them and are pretty accessible.

Awesome job. Thanks for sharing.

Cool pic!

I have baked my mulch before. I did it at 200•F for 20-30 minutes. I placed a thin layer on a baking sheet, baked them, and then transferred them to my kitchen sink full of water to let them cool and rehydrate. I had little mites (non parasitic grain mites of some type) previously and I...

Welcome to the forum. Lots of great info and expertise here for you. Show us some pics of your torts!