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Holla friends!
This is abhishek here from gujarat, india! This is my first post on this forum and have been visiting it since quite a few days and loved the passion in all of you for torts, hence finally decided to bump in!
Well I have recently got a b'ful star tort (some 3 weeks back, it's a female acc to what the seller told me!). Her carapace size is 5 in approx, have been told that she's ard 2 yo.
Chippi's very very friendly and has gelled well with the surroundings at my place! I soak her everyday in the morning for ard 30 mins. Havent made any enclosure for her yet and she roams freely around in the house.
Her diet mainly includes tomato, beans, cucumber, spinach.... she avoids eating anything else, and hardly drinks any water.
Needed some valuable advice to from you guys to ensure that my Chippi stays happily -
1) The day i got her i managed to spot a tick in one of her arms and managed to pull it off with a tweezer, however have recently found that she has a few more in the upper part of the shell (inaccessible to bare hands)
Have been adviced by a friend to dip her in a solution of potassium permanganate everyday to ensure that the ticks come off themselves, however i doubt it as as the solution wouldnt reach the area below the carapace.
How do i get rid of it, kindly advice.....
2) She keeps on sleeping for almost 18-20 hours a day with absolutely no activity! And while she's awake her eyes look puffy.
Also I kind of get a feeling that she's looking a bit week since the last few days. What might be the issue?
Kindly guide me....
Thanks in advance.....
This is abhishek here from gujarat, india! This is my first post on this forum and have been visiting it since quite a few days and loved the passion in all of you for torts, hence finally decided to bump in!
Well I have recently got a b'ful star tort (some 3 weeks back, it's a female acc to what the seller told me!). Her carapace size is 5 in approx, have been told that she's ard 2 yo.
Chippi's very very friendly and has gelled well with the surroundings at my place! I soak her everyday in the morning for ard 30 mins. Havent made any enclosure for her yet and she roams freely around in the house.
Her diet mainly includes tomato, beans, cucumber, spinach.... she avoids eating anything else, and hardly drinks any water.
Needed some valuable advice to from you guys to ensure that my Chippi stays happily -
1) The day i got her i managed to spot a tick in one of her arms and managed to pull it off with a tweezer, however have recently found that she has a few more in the upper part of the shell (inaccessible to bare hands)
Have been adviced by a friend to dip her in a solution of potassium permanganate everyday to ensure that the ticks come off themselves, however i doubt it as as the solution wouldnt reach the area below the carapace.
How do i get rid of it, kindly advice.....
2) She keeps on sleeping for almost 18-20 hours a day with absolutely no activity! And while she's awake her eyes look puffy.
Also I kind of get a feeling that she's looking a bit week since the last few days. What might be the issue?
Kindly guide me....
Thanks in advance.....