Hello all,
My name is James, and I am a first time tortoise owner, though I do have some experience with taking care of Slider turtles.
I live in Charleston, South Carolina, so weather is nice usually, and they do go outside for real sunlight, heavily supervised.
I have 2 hatchling Sulcatas, 4-6 months old.
Charlie http://i.imgur.com/tRaC4ZR.jpg
Riley http://i.imgur.com/KI0Eo39.jpg
Some info:
I have been weighing them for 3 months and noticed Charlie was not growing any, while his buddy has seen gains every week.
Charlie was bought from a local pet store, Riley was ordered from BackwaterReptiles.com, if that makes any difference.
They have a CHE on at night that keeps it 80 degrees, daytime, 90-95ish under the basking area, on the cold side it's room temp, 70-75, but they don't go there very often.
They eat clovers, alfalfa sprouts, spring mix, and sometimes romaine lettuce daily.
Riley shares the same living quarters, and is up to 80g, slow and steady growth so far, is 2 months younger, I believe.
They do not fight or anything, they sleep right next to each other, eat next to each other, and bask almost side by side, and follow each other around, playing and climbing.
Charlie has been fluctuating between 47-52g since I got him, so we took him and his buddy (Riley)to the vet, and they tested positive for parasites from a poo sample.
The vet has given them both the first 2 treatments, and the last one is on Monday.
My big question is this.
After treatment has finished, will he start to gain weight after x amount of days/weeks?
I ask, because he has still gained nothing after 2 treatments even though he eats like twice a day, has access to a water dish, goes outside weather permitting daily for like 20 min to an hour.
I might just be worrying too much but I just want to make sure these guys have a very long, healthy, and happy life.
Thank you for reading this long post, and for any advice.
My name is James, and I am a first time tortoise owner, though I do have some experience with taking care of Slider turtles.
I live in Charleston, South Carolina, so weather is nice usually, and they do go outside for real sunlight, heavily supervised.
I have 2 hatchling Sulcatas, 4-6 months old.
Charlie http://i.imgur.com/tRaC4ZR.jpg
Riley http://i.imgur.com/KI0Eo39.jpg
Some info:
I have been weighing them for 3 months and noticed Charlie was not growing any, while his buddy has seen gains every week.
Charlie was bought from a local pet store, Riley was ordered from BackwaterReptiles.com, if that makes any difference.
They have a CHE on at night that keeps it 80 degrees, daytime, 90-95ish under the basking area, on the cold side it's room temp, 70-75, but they don't go there very often.
They eat clovers, alfalfa sprouts, spring mix, and sometimes romaine lettuce daily.
Riley shares the same living quarters, and is up to 80g, slow and steady growth so far, is 2 months younger, I believe.
They do not fight or anything, they sleep right next to each other, eat next to each other, and bask almost side by side, and follow each other around, playing and climbing.
Charlie has been fluctuating between 47-52g since I got him, so we took him and his buddy (Riley)to the vet, and they tested positive for parasites from a poo sample.
The vet has given them both the first 2 treatments, and the last one is on Monday.
My big question is this.
After treatment has finished, will he start to gain weight after x amount of days/weeks?
I ask, because he has still gained nothing after 2 treatments even though he eats like twice a day, has access to a water dish, goes outside weather permitting daily for like 20 min to an hour.
I might just be worrying too much but I just want to make sure these guys have a very long, healthy, and happy life.
Thank you for reading this long post, and for any advice.