Hello!
I am new here but have been using this forum as a heavy mentor for my leopard tortoises care. I got a young leopard tortoise on February 27th 2026. At the time, they said she/he( i call her petunia rose, i assume female until i find out otherwise, she had the shortest tail of her...
I am familiar with urates, but this does not look like a normal urate. It is hard and brittle. This is the first time she has excreted something like this.
History of My Tortoise:
Species: Indian Star Tortoise
Weight: 1kg.
I got her 20 days ago.
Within two days, I noticed she had pinworms...
Can this medicine can be given to my 935gram star tortoise for deworming. In small dosage.? And what will be precautions?
Eazypet Tablet Contains:
Praziquantel – 50 mg
Pyrantel Pamoate – 144 mg
Fenbendazole – 500 mg
Hey,
Both torts successfully worm free.
My question is how long to let them recover before winding down for hibernation?
Younger is still chomping away but older is properly off her food as she knows it's wind down time, feel bad trying to get her to eat everyday 🥺
Lizzie
Hi,
I recently had to take one of my horsefields to the vet, after becoming very lethargic, not eating etc. Turns out he had pin worm. He was treated and no longer has any :)
however! Now I am just paranoid when it comes to my other two. They are all housed separately. I checked another ones...
My baby leopard tortoise is currently undergoing a deworming treatment for 5 days. Im three days into her treatment and I do notice that she has lost her appetite. Yesterday I soaked her in a mixture of pumpkin and butternut squash baby food mixed in with warm water since she hasn't been showing...