Hello everyone,
I have posted before that I got a baby hermans tortoise from Arizona tortoise compound in May and his health has gotten worse daily. First it started with him eating less and not drinking much water then he stopped eating all together but would still drink when soaked. I figured I had a bad UVB bulb since I had purchased a compact florecent UVB, so I bought him a new one and he still didn't get better. I later noticed his shell was very soft and today I noticed he would walk around with his mouth open and didn't seem to have the strength to lift his head up. Because of this he gets a mouth full of dirt but he just lays there seeming not to care. All of these symptoms have led me to believe that he has hatchling failure syndrome. I don't know what to do because I live hours away from the vet. Please let me know if anyone has a way to help my little guy get better
In case you guys are wondering he lives in a black plastic tub (so he can't see out of it), gets fed a varied diet of greens and mazouri (even though he doesn't eat I replace food daily). I have his basking spot at 95 degrees a uvb a humid hide and temprature gradient. He is is soaked daily but he never poops or urates. Please let me know if I am doing something wrong in my care that would be causing his sickness.
I have posted before that I got a baby hermans tortoise from Arizona tortoise compound in May and his health has gotten worse daily. First it started with him eating less and not drinking much water then he stopped eating all together but would still drink when soaked. I figured I had a bad UVB bulb since I had purchased a compact florecent UVB, so I bought him a new one and he still didn't get better. I later noticed his shell was very soft and today I noticed he would walk around with his mouth open and didn't seem to have the strength to lift his head up. Because of this he gets a mouth full of dirt but he just lays there seeming not to care. All of these symptoms have led me to believe that he has hatchling failure syndrome. I don't know what to do because I live hours away from the vet. Please let me know if anyone has a way to help my little guy get better
In case you guys are wondering he lives in a black plastic tub (so he can't see out of it), gets fed a varied diet of greens and mazouri (even though he doesn't eat I replace food daily). I have his basking spot at 95 degrees a uvb a humid hide and temprature gradient. He is is soaked daily but he never poops or urates. Please let me know if I am doing something wrong in my care that would be causing his sickness.