I came home from school today to Pumpkin flipped over in the corner of his enclosure! I have no idea how long he was stuck there, but I grabbed him and turned him over so fast (out of panic) that he withdrew and "hissed" at me. I made the fastest warm soak in the history of tortoise keeping and placed him in it. He sneezed several times during his soak (there was substrate around his nares, so that may have caused an irritation) and seemed disorientated. He was wobbly on his feet for a few minutes but slowly returned to normal. When I placed him back in his enclosure he started stomping around like a man on a mission. I caught him giving the area where he'd been flipped a long stare before going to his basking spot. He felt kind of cold, but wasn't limp or unresponsive when I turned him over.
Is there anything else I should do besides removing the rocks I think he flipped over on? Will this have any lasting health consequences? What should I do? Gosh, my heart was beating so fast when I found him...
Is there anything else I should do besides removing the rocks I think he flipped over on? Will this have any lasting health consequences? What should I do? Gosh, my heart was beating so fast when I found him...