sulcata dark soft belly

[Andrewa78]

what kind of food? i think it looks a bit thin... does he have a good appetite?

i feed him spring mix, romaine hearts, and collard greens mostly. ill give him tortoise bites and a small piece of squash or banana like one a month.

 

[Laura]

try Mazuri... and weeds

 

[Andrewa78]

His condition has gotta MUCH worst. He stopped eating. Hardly moves at all now. And sleeps all the time.

 

[dmmj]

When a otherwise healthy tortoise stops moving and eating it is always serious. I don't know if it will help at this point but can a vet visit be scheduled? are you soaking? if so start using baby food in the soaks.

 

[JoesMum]

His condition has gotta MUCH worst. He stopped eating. Hardly moves at all now. And sleeps all the time.

You have a sick tort. What weight is he now and how does that compare?

 

[MikeCow1]

What my vet told me is that a darkening, soft plastron could be indicative of liver failure (or was it kidney) one of them anyway.

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

here is a picture of the dark areas that are soft

Never pit him upside down because hi organs will crush his lungs.

 

[JoesMum]

Never pit him upside down because hi organs will crush his lungs.

A short amount of time for a photograph should be fine. They turn over in the wild and work it out.

Long periods upside down are bad news .. And this is one sick tort ... but never is too strong

 

[dmmj]

It's fine to turn them over for a photograph.

 

[Andrewa78]

When a otherwise healthy tortoise stops moving and eating it is always serious. I don't know if it will help at this point but can a vet visit be scheduled? are you soaking? if so start using baby food in the soaks.

i don't have time or money. i have fire academy classes from 8 to 4 and it take me an hour to get home and everyones closed for the day around me. i don't think it will help anyway. he maybe has a day or 2 left. his legs kinda shriveled up and he doesn't even move at all. . i heard it could be a liver failure or something along that live. (takes to a few breeders and they pretty much said its something thats out of my control and want my fault.

 

[Biff Malibu]

 

[Tom]

Have you read this? Might sound familiar...

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Hatchling-Failure-Syndrome#axzz1bv5qbbcz

Sorry man.