Pointers on a sick Russian

[lismar79]

Since this has started I have had her on towels. Just in case. She does move around quite a bit in her soaks. I use my bathtub and put a towel on the bottom so she has something to grip. She drinks the water too.

You are doing great, hope she snaps out of it andyou keep her

 

[NeonGrape]

Ive also been using hand warmers in socks. I have her temp and basking area right, but did the hand warmers in socks to snuggle into a nice warm spot as well.

 

[NeonGrape]

You are doing great, hope she snaps out of it andyou keep her

One of the vet techs at the veterinarians office asked about adopting her. I love her, but between work, school and my Labrador who is acting like hes been replaced.. I think the vet tech would give her a home she would be the center of attention in. And direct veterinarian care if needed.

 

[dmmj]

Poor tortoise, man.
Aloe vera, cactus, and or mineral oil, should ge "things" (poop) moving along. She sounds lik she has a long rough road ahead.

 

[dmmj]

It takes about 2 weeks for the food to move through. Since she is shell weight only, she has probably not eaten for weeks min.

 

[Jodie]

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We use a mixture of sand, eco earth an woodchips.

I put prunes, collard greens and warm water in a blender and mixed her oxbow in it instead of using just warm water. Shes now soaking.

How much mineral oil should I use on a green?

I only fed about a tablespoon, maybe 2, full to my 20 pound leopard.

 

[NeonGrape]

Today, she ate on her own. I bought her a little bit of every green I know she can eat. I saw that the greens were a lil messy around the dish. I thought she might have just walked through them. So I picked her up and saw the green all around her beak. I grabbed a green a put it infront of her, and she destroyed it.