Is my tortoise dead?

[SlowPoke Squad]

Hi everyone,

I would like to ask for your suggestion. I found my hermani tortoise looks like it’s dead all 4 limbs are out and head are out. But she eat, pooped and pee normally yesterday. She has been having trouble getting a bite but i have been helping her to eat by putting the food inside her mouth whenever she is reaching for her food. This is her photo any suggestion?

 

[wellington]

Sorry, but she may be. Put her in some warm water and see if she responds. Keep her head above the water

 

[Lyn W]

It doesn't look good but keep her warm after soaking and keep an eye on her just in case. Make sure she can't over-heat though. I don't want to give false hope but there have been cases when torts have revived so don't bury her yet.

 

[SlowPoke Squad]

Sorry, but she may be. Put her in some warm water and see if she responds. Keep her head above the water

Thank you so much for replying. I really appreciate it! Yes she’s gone now and i’m sorry for the late reply as i need to gather myself up! But once again thank you

 

[Lyn W]

Thank you so much for replying. I really appreciate it! Yes she’s gone now and i’m sorry for the late reply as i need to gather myself up! But once again thank you

Sorry for your loss.

 

[TammyJ]

Do you have any idea why she died?

 

[SlowPoke Squad]

It doesn't look good but keep her warm after soaking and keep an eye on her just in case. Make sure she can't over-heat though. I don't want to give false hope but there have been cases when torts have revived so don't bury her yet.

Thanks i have tried to wait for her but unfortunately she’s really gone as her body getting stiff overtime :’(

 

[SlowPoke Squad]

Do you have any idea why she died?

Not really sure. She was having trouble eating as she cannot get proper bite and have been lossing some weight but i always spend sometime fo actually help and make sure she could eat some of the pellete greens flower or grass and able to get her weight up little by little. I gave her some eye drops as well as i saw her eyes are a bit dry. She was able to poop, pee and have some food with my help and her own just one day before. When i get back from the office i found her already gone and tried to soaked her in warm water for a while and make sure she was warm overnight but i found her stiff this morning.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I'm very sorry about this. And I want to elaborate on something that @Lyn W mentioned for future readers...

Tortoises can and do sometimes shut down. Go limp and seem 100% dead. Even not responding to things like touching the eyeballs or pulling at the legs....dead.
Only to return from the abyss days later.
It's happened to me.
I'm still amazed.
Its like a reset going on.
Going stiff. Leaking with a foul odor. Etc. are certain signs of death.
But if you only have a limp tortoise, keep him or her warm and wait for the burial for 72 hours or until there are obvious signs of death. As you experienced. Just to be certain.