PomegranateTort
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Day 4, still showing no appetite (even with the absolutely minimal interaction with people on that day) and what's more, she's spending most of her time with her eyes closed, for some reason. What does that mean?
Get a Ceramic Heat Emitter and a thermostat. Run it 24/7 with the thermostat set to 85F
The basking spot must be on for 14 hours with 95-100F
Constant warmth day and night is required.
A day or two of coldness shouldn’t start an RI. Prolonged cold and damp does the damage which suggests temperatures haven’t been right for a while.
Excuse me if I sound stupid but I've always wondered how cold gives torts infections
It will help, but you really need to get a CHEI don't have access to a ceramic heat emitter, but I do have a standard radiator. Can I use that instead?
Yes, that's fine. Have it on 85Yeah, I'll try to find one. In the meantime, I have the radiator facing the hide box she's sleeping in on 93 degrees. Can I safely use this for tonight?
This is not a reliable way to dose a tortoise. They may drink a lot, or they may drink none. Either way, some will be left behind in the soaking water.Also, a quick question: right now, I've been administering the antibiotic by soaking her in warm water with the daily dosage dissolved in it. Is this reliable? If not, how should I do it? So far it's the only method that works; she won't drink water with medicine in it and she gags and regurgitates when I give her a leaf smeared with a 0.05 ml drop. Should I continue soaking with the medicine as usual?