I know the carrot soaks won't cure her. I'm only hoping they help keep her alive thru her tube feedings and other vet visits so maybe she can pull thru. Thank you.
Makes sense. She is not healthy. I got her a month ago and I didn't think she was in good shape when I got her but I'm not an experienced tortoise owner. She's my first one. After about a week I took her to the vet, they started fluids and tube feeding, and at home I'm doing carrot baths. After...
I have a young sulcata. I've followed the temperature recommendations from the threds on this forum. Ambient temp 80's and basking spot between 100-105. She won't go anywhere near her basking spot and stays in the lower 80 temps. I'm scared my temps are too high for her. Has anyone had this...
I am starting to think its stress. I do keep the top closed :)
My temps are in the correct ranges so I will cover the front of cage and see if that helps! Thank you so much for sharing. This makes me feel better!
I'm using an infrared thermometer to read the temps. But I guess I could be wrong. I'm kind of clueless as to what I need to do different at this point :(
I do use an infrared thermometer as well. That's actually what I go by because my digital ones and thermostat are off by a few degrees. I'm clueless as to what's going on at this point.
And her behavior in the enclosure is strange. She won't go in her hide ever. Won't even go down to that end. Stays right around her basking spot. And she never goes in her water dish.
My temps are 80 (ambient) and 95-97 basking spot. Stays between 70-80% humidity. I did contact the man I got her from and I will say he disagreed with everything I was doing. He said he kept her in an open enclosure temps ranging from 75-85. Basking spot 95. No more than 50% humidity. He raised...
Many of you have been helping thru a tough time with my little sulcata. I have gotten all of her temps right, lighting corrected, etc.
She still never started eating. I took her to the vet again. They rechecked her shell, did a fecal exam, gave her fluids, and tube fed her. When I picked her up...
I live in Evansville, IN. I'm on the southern tip of the state. It's still in the mid 80's for now. Colder weather is coming in the next week or two tho. Winter is terrible here! Bitter cold.