parasites

  1. 2turtletom

    Bell's Hingeback and Testudine Intranuclear Coccidiosis - A Case-study by Aaron Johnson

    Aaron Johnson wasn't able to attend TTPG in person but he put together a succinct presentation detailing his efforts to manage a population of Kenyan-exported Kinixys belliana infected with TINC. It's an amazing, must-see TV for all tortoise owners, not just those that are Kinixys nuts like me!
  2. Kristielllen

    Watery poop?!

    Hi! My new to me spekes hingeback tortoise is having runny poop. When I first got her, I got her to the car and she immediately pooped. It was watery but was definitely a regular poop color, but had a pretty bad smell. Two days later she pooped again, it was a lot less but it was still watery...
  3. C

    my tortoise is sick, please help

    My tortoise has been sick for a week, at first she ate a little but only using her head, now she doesn't eat anymore, she blinks slowly and doesn't move from a spot in the sun, she keeps her head bent to the left and her limbs are flask, she has white stains around her mouth, in my country vets...
  4. A

    Russian Tort Not Sleeping/Eating in Middle of Summer

    Good afternoon all, Earlier this year (back in March), I noticed that my sweet 22-year-old male Russian tortoise had swelled up with edema and was taken to the vet the next day. After an X-ray and fecal float, it was determined that all was well although he had two strains of parasites. I can't...
  5. A

    Is This Normal Tortoise Behavior? Sleeping/Not Eating

    Good evening all, I would say a month or two ago, my 22-year-old Russian tort had swelled up with edema and was diagnosed with parasites. Her enclosure was disinfected, she was fed an oral medication (NOT Ivermectin), I made minor changes to her diet, and last week I am happy to report her...
  6. KhairulTort

    Young Sulcata with Worms (Intestinal Parasites)

    During my daily soaking I noticed that after an initially normal defecation My young aprox. 10 month old sulcata expelled a whole bunch of what looks to me to be intestinal worms. Clear information on treating this issue doesn’t seem to be very available and unfortunately I am not able to visit...
  7. A

    Is This Shell Rot?

    good afternoon all. This little Russian tort is 22 years old, and was sadly neglected half his life - in former owner’s care for 11 years he had no UV light, no outdoor access, was never soaked, ate only Romaine lettuce, and probably had his enclosure cleaned 2-3 times (it’s a miracle he’s...
  8. A

    Which Weeds are Okay?

    Good afternoon all. Perhaps fortunately, due to the neglect of our backyard lately, we've had a variety of natural weeds growing. We use no fertilizer or pesticide of any kind and live in California's high desert. I have a 22 year old Russian box tort. What can I feed her? We have the long fans...
  9. ToryTort

    Help - Scab/lump/crater in a crease on my Sulcatas neck

    Hello I noticed a scab on my Sulcatas neck, I don’t know if he is cut his self on his shell. I am worried it might be internal because there a sought of crater under the scab. Could it be a possible infection. He’s in the vet tomorrow was the earliest I could get.
  10. S

    My Russian Tortoise won't eat or move..

    Hi everyone! I posted a few weeks ago about my Russian Tortoise Nahiri and how she wouldn't eat and was very active, running around her table. Some people suggested that she was trying to lay eggs. Others said she may have parasites. I took her to the vet and she had intestinal parasites and...
  11. C_P808

    Is there a way to tell if your tortoise has giardia?

    Topic. Awhile back, my dog contracted giardia from God knows what. Possibly from my Sulcata tortoise? Just today my dog got ahold of fresh tortoise poop, he didn't eat it, he dropped it then I rinsed his mouth out with the hose, but I'm still worried he may contracted it again if my tortoise has...
  12. S

    Parasites? Over-eating? in MA

    I have my approx. 6 yr. old sulcata in the house right night due to the cold weather here in MA. I have an area of the house which I laid down some floor, built a box which goes over 2 corners of baseboard heat so it can get pretty warm in there when heat is cranking. He can come out and in...
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