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There were no bubbles :'( I tried three times

I poked both of his eyes and he didn't react, his eyes didn't change at all

Thank you! Here's some pictures of what he looks like right now

How long should I soak him until I know hes gone?

I really think he's dead. He hasn't closed his eyes in hours I can tell because his eyes are just the same as they were earlier. His head hasn't even moved. I always rub his chin and he'll poke his head out but he's not doing it. His head just stays in the same spot.

There was a lot of resistance. His legs are stretched back so I moved them forward and I could feel the resistance

He was very stiff earlier this evening, so I soaked him and no movement. His eyes are open and I gently dripped some water on his head and I saw some got in his eye and he didn't even move. I'll try the leg thing

I just checked on him and he hasn't moved or even blinked in the past couple of hours. Is he dead?

I wish the people I ordered him from was more honest. I ordered him and paid Express shipping and they took 2 weeks to send him to me and the company gets all their animals from a "private breeder." I definitely had a lapse in judgement from buying from them Haha but I love my tortoise anyway

Oh okay! That makes a lot of sense, thank you!!!

He's not doing great. He's exhausted and stiff. He still won't eat and I have to wait until tomorrow to get everything he needs which really sucks. Right now, I'm just trying to make him comfortable. I've soaked him 3 times today and there is still liquid coming out of him. It has slowed, but...

Thank you! Why must I have a heat lamp that emits light?

Also, how far away should my lights be from my tortoise/from the bottom of the enclosure?

With him being a wild caught adult, would that explain a lot of his issues? Could a lot of this be stress/depression along with the mistakes I've made?

Really? How can you tell he's wild caught? Just out of curiosity