Clueless Tortoise
Active Member
Hi,
A couple days ago, I found my tort got stuck in his food bowl ( I usually use a slate but that day I didn't. ) I left that day to do some things away from the house and he apparently climbed into his food bowl for some reason ( which is under the basking lamp side / hot spot ) and could not get out. He was stuck in there for hours, and when I found him, he was slightly limp, his skin was dehydrated, and he wasn't moving. Obviously, I was horrified and removed him from the bowl right away. He slightly opened his eyes but hasn't been active. Since then I have been giving him extra long soaks daily and have even switched off with electrolyte soaks. He is not moving much and just crawls on top of me to sleep. I understand it is time for him to brumate, but this winter I kept him up due to a URI that he had ( which is now gone ). Until this incident, he was moving around and acting like normal ( a little slower but you know what I mean). He eats very little / to none now and isn't drinking any water, no matter how long I soak him or how many baths I give him. My next step after this is taking him to our exotic vet, but I wanted to ask if any members here on the forum had any advice before taking him.
A couple days ago, I found my tort got stuck in his food bowl ( I usually use a slate but that day I didn't. ) I left that day to do some things away from the house and he apparently climbed into his food bowl for some reason ( which is under the basking lamp side / hot spot ) and could not get out. He was stuck in there for hours, and when I found him, he was slightly limp, his skin was dehydrated, and he wasn't moving. Obviously, I was horrified and removed him from the bowl right away. He slightly opened his eyes but hasn't been active. Since then I have been giving him extra long soaks daily and have even switched off with electrolyte soaks. He is not moving much and just crawls on top of me to sleep. I understand it is time for him to brumate, but this winter I kept him up due to a URI that he had ( which is now gone ). Until this incident, he was moving around and acting like normal ( a little slower but you know what I mean). He eats very little / to none now and isn't drinking any water, no matter how long I soak him or how many baths I give him. My next step after this is taking him to our exotic vet, but I wanted to ask if any members here on the forum had any advice before taking him.