Hi @Rachel Prior and a very warm welcome to the forum.
Has your tort changed his mind? Hope to hear that he has and that he's eaten.
Has your tort changed his mind? Hope to hear that he has and that he's eaten.
Took him to the vet. All that's going on is that he has a calcium and Vitamin A deficiency, which can be treated. That's what's causing his lethargicness and his refusal to eat. He'll be just fine!
Yes, of you have help and have someone slightly tilt him, he will stick his head out. Just try to be gentle, no sudden movements. Have you had any luck today?Whenever I reach for my tortoise, he retracts, as soon as I pick him up, out his head comes...also have read that holding him a bit upside down will get his head put...... sounds like you need more hands for giving meds..
Good luck
No. I tried spreading a little of the gel on his mouth and he kind of smacked his lips together like trying to eat it. He seems to be interested in it if it's squirted on a napkin in front of him, but not when it's in the syringe. He still has not ingested any.
Bring him back to the vet and ask them to administer the medicine. I have the vet tech do it at our clinic. If you are struggling its not gonna get easier. Getting him to open his mouth for you is gonna be tough.He has not ingested any. I'm not able to sneak up and gently grab his head. I've seen videos where they gently pull the heads from the shell, but he's so tiny it's impossible.
@EddieMaher This thread is from 2017, probable too late for questions...Bring him back to the vet and ask them to administer the medicine. I have the vet tech do it at our clinic. If you are struggling its not gonna get easier. Getting him to open his mouth for you is gonna be tough.
Will he eat anything, fruit etc? Split a small piece of banana and squirt the medicine in between, he might eat it.