paarthurnax.tortoise
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Today, we finally took Paarthurnax to the vet for the first time!
He was very confused as to where we were, but it didn't take long for him to get comfy and start pooping everywhere
We got him weighed and measured as follows:
Behold, my amazing drawing skills.
He is 12cm from the top tip of the plastron to the bottom tip of his shell;
26cm around the widest width;
and 364 grams.
The vet told us that he was probably the best-cared-for tortoise that she had seen so far, which was awesome, but sad at the same time because then you think about all those poor tortoises with owners who don't love them as much as they should
Paarthurnax had some worms (probably from the pet store we got him from), so I have to give him oral medications with a tiny syringe thing. He hates it though, so I have to be sneaky and basically fill the middle crunchy bit of his Romaine lettuce with it, hehe.
My boyfriend (who is a veterinary technician at the animal hospital went to) was the one who did the fecal for Paarthurnax, and he said that there was an entire adult worm in the poop! But with the medication, he should be all parasite-free in no time
He was very confused as to where we were, but it didn't take long for him to get comfy and start pooping everywhere
We got him weighed and measured as follows:
Behold, my amazing drawing skills.
He is 12cm from the top tip of the plastron to the bottom tip of his shell;
26cm around the widest width;
and 364 grams.
The vet told us that he was probably the best-cared-for tortoise that she had seen so far, which was awesome, but sad at the same time because then you think about all those poor tortoises with owners who don't love them as much as they should
Paarthurnax had some worms (probably from the pet store we got him from), so I have to give him oral medications with a tiny syringe thing. He hates it though, so I have to be sneaky and basically fill the middle crunchy bit of his Romaine lettuce with it, hehe.
My boyfriend (who is a veterinary technician at the animal hospital went to) was the one who did the fecal for Paarthurnax, and he said that there was an entire adult worm in the poop! But with the medication, he should be all parasite-free in no time