RedFootTort557
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We have an adorable red foot tortoise that we got a month ago. We took him to the vet right away and his stool sample came back clean for parasites, but he had a very bad respiratory infection. We have been watching him very closely (monitoring temp, humidity and giving him daily medication as prescribed by the vet) and took him to the vet for a follow up a week ago. The vet said his lungs sound much better (actually he said completely clear) but a swab of his nose and mouth showed he still had some bacteria, so we will continue his medication for three more weeks.
Our main concern is that he isn't eating. He normally has had a big appetite, even while being on his respiratory infection medication, but for the past week has eaten very little most days/nothing some days. We offer him a wide variety of greens, plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables, but even his favorites he doesn't want to eat anymore. He had been pooping every day/every other day and now hasn't pooped since Friday (today is Monday)...what's really weird is he has gained weight?? He weighed between 52 and 54 and today weighed 56. We do soak him twice a day. I've reached out to several vets and people in the tortoise community and they all say his enclosure, temps, humidity, etc. are correct and we are feeding him the right foods, but we are getting very worried about the lack of eating (plus the odd weight gain, unless that is normal from soaking??). Anyone dealt with this/have advice?
Our main concern is that he isn't eating. He normally has had a big appetite, even while being on his respiratory infection medication, but for the past week has eaten very little most days/nothing some days. We offer him a wide variety of greens, plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables, but even his favorites he doesn't want to eat anymore. He had been pooping every day/every other day and now hasn't pooped since Friday (today is Monday)...what's really weird is he has gained weight?? He weighed between 52 and 54 and today weighed 56. We do soak him twice a day. I've reached out to several vets and people in the tortoise community and they all say his enclosure, temps, humidity, etc. are correct and we are feeding him the right foods, but we are getting very worried about the lack of eating (plus the odd weight gain, unless that is normal from soaking??). Anyone dealt with this/have advice?