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tinkerbell1189

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Anyone who has seen any of my recent posts will know my Russian tortoise has stopped eating :( been trying all I can to get him, but so far all methods are failing.

Anyway if he isn't eating I'm obviously not expecting him to poop. However I am regularly soaking him in the hope to at least keep him hydrated and most times he soaks he takes a few gulps of water too. So he should be weeing, right? Because he isn't ;( which leads me to believe my worst fears.. That he has a blockage aas nothing is entering or leaving his system, what do you guys think?

Ps if you do think he sounds blocked anything I cando besides what I'm doing (regular warm soaks and wiggling his back legs back and forth whilst he is soaking)
 

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Yes tried mazuri (well the British equivant) which he used to go mad for but just tramples straight through any food I try to give him
 

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Try soaking him in your tub. The warm water and the size of the tub, which will allow him to walk and move around a lot, might get things moving. If that doesn't work, I think you need to take him to a vet. BTW, you can use baby food carrots and add to the soak water, he will at least absorb and possibly drink some of it too.
 

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wellington said:
Try soaking him in your tub. The warm water and the size of the tub, which will allow him to walk and move around a lot, might get things moving. If that doesn't work, I think you need to take him to a vet. BTW, you can use baby food carrots and add to the soak water, he will at least absorb and possibly drink some of it too.

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