So happy!!!

[tinkerbell1189]

Best news ever, tinkerbell ate today!!! For the 1st time in months iv been so worried, expecting the worst. Watching him get weaker day by day. So today after giving him his warm soak as usual I always try to tempt him with weeds/ dandelion flower/ his pellets. And he actually took a bite of a dandelion leaf!!! I was so happy couldn't believe it he ended up having 1 and a half leaves and half a flower.

I know got a long way to go yet but surely this is a good start hoping for more food tomorrow and fingers crossed for a bowel movement

 

[Moozillion]

Hooray!!! Here's hoping for continued recovery!!!

 

[T Smart]

That's great! I hope he gets better and starts to gain an appetite.

 

[waterboy]

You keep calling your tort a he but his name is tinkerbell. Poor guy HEHE. Just messing with you glad to hear he is doing better

 

[coreyc]

Thats great news glad to hear he is eating again

 

[tinkerbell1189]

You keep calling your tort a he but his name is tinkerbell. Poor guy HEHE. Just messing with you glad to hear he is doing better

I know I was told they were 80% sure he was female when I bought "her" and i am a girlie girl and called her tinkerbell. well a year later I found out he is definitely male!!

Thanks for the kind replies guys I'm so relieved and just hope he continues to get better

 

[wellington]

That's really good new. Nice to hear the happy stories. Just wondering though. Have you ever done the baby food soaks?

 

[tinkerbell1189]

Yes I tried the baby soaks with no luck, but now he seems to be a bit better I think I will try again.

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Yes I tried the baby soaks with no luck, but now he seems to be a bit better I think I will try again.

 

[biochemnerd808]

Oh, yay! Wonderful news!

Yes I tried the baby soaks with no luck, but now he seems to be a bit better I think I will try again.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Best news ever, tinkerbell ate today!!! For the 1st time in months

* That is a good sign when the appetite begins to return!

 

[tinkerbell1189]

No more food yesterday hoping for some today. Going to do a babyfood soak later. Fingers crossed

 

[moderndoubt]

Good luck with your baby eating more in the future. Hopefully you'll get a nice hardy poop from him. Haha it's funny when you get excited over a "bowel movement". It truly shows how much you care!

 

[Laurie]

Good Luck! I hope he eats some more

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

Offer him something red, like a rose. Torts see the color red and their appetites are often stimulated.

 

[pam]

Fingers crossed he eats again soon

 

[lynnedit]

Have you tried spreading something 'forbidden' like chopped strawberry or apple on/among the greens? Usually a no-no, but if it works, you can gradually decrease it to just plain greens.
Cactus fruits can be fed 2-3x per week, even. Better for torts than other kinds of fruits. Some stores sell them (along with the Optunia cactus pads).
Radicchio is red and on the 'OK' list. Have you tried this one?

 

[tinkerbell1189]

Thanks, no I havnt tried that one will definitly give it a go. He ate 1 dandelion leaf yesterday and that was all I could manage to get him,
But hey it's better than nothing I suppose. Still no poop, I know it's early days but I'm so happy he is picking up.

 

[lynnedit]

Fingers crossed it continues!

 

[tinkerbell1189]

Progress is real slow, some days he still eats nothing and others a little. Pleased today as he ate around 6 komodo tortoise pellets (the only thing I could tempt him with today) and they were well soaked in loads of water so a bit of hydration for him too. He also basked for around 3hours the longest time since he has been ill yet. This is him after basking



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[lynnedit]

Slow but sure. but the pic didn't post!