Klaus’s reptiles
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Hello everyone,
I got my cherry head red foot tortoise at reptile show two weeks ago, he/she was individually put in the plastic box like other animals.
The tank is 10 gallon Zoo Med reptile tank, I put the basking area within 95-100F, very flat water bowl at center of the tank, 12 hours UVB and one hide, I spray the water everyday to maintain moist between 60-80% I feed he/she every day once after noon green and pellets(He/she doesn't like that) Most time are just greens. The first poop I saw was when he/she is soak, is a light color poop, did not dispersion in the water.
He/she is not active first few days, I thought he/she just need little bit more time to fit in the new home. After a week he/she still showing lazy, he/she sleep all day after the soak and eat, does not like some tortoise bask himself or walk around. He/she just find a dark corner and begin sleep.
Today is the fifteenth day, yesterday I found out he/she got shell rot and I start realize he/she poop very liquid and moisture.
I really need some help, I felt my tortoise is not feel good at all. I'm living LA city, if there is any reliable reptile vet I can go to, I would go. I only give he/she some Povidone iodine at where he/she shell rot, I felt is killing the bacterial, but I do not know. Is there anything else I can do to help my tortoise get better? Or any suggestion for the tank sitting and care, anything would help! Right he/she is sleep after the soak, eating, and Povidone iodine. Please help me out !!
I got my cherry head red foot tortoise at reptile show two weeks ago, he/she was individually put in the plastic box like other animals.
The tank is 10 gallon Zoo Med reptile tank, I put the basking area within 95-100F, very flat water bowl at center of the tank, 12 hours UVB and one hide, I spray the water everyday to maintain moist between 60-80% I feed he/she every day once after noon green and pellets(He/she doesn't like that) Most time are just greens. The first poop I saw was when he/she is soak, is a light color poop, did not dispersion in the water.
He/she is not active first few days, I thought he/she just need little bit more time to fit in the new home. After a week he/she still showing lazy, he/she sleep all day after the soak and eat, does not like some tortoise bask himself or walk around. He/she just find a dark corner and begin sleep.
Today is the fifteenth day, yesterday I found out he/she got shell rot and I start realize he/she poop very liquid and moisture.
I really need some help, I felt my tortoise is not feel good at all. I'm living LA city, if there is any reliable reptile vet I can go to, I would go. I only give he/she some Povidone iodine at where he/she shell rot, I felt is killing the bacterial, but I do not know. Is there anything else I can do to help my tortoise get better? Or any suggestion for the tank sitting and care, anything would help! Right he/she is sleep after the soak, eating, and Povidone iodine. Please help me out !!