Bulbabye
New Member
Hello,
I have a one year old tortoise who is two this year she is in a open tortoise table with a uvb/heat lamp , hides, water bowl , and a piece of slate for her food . However this past month I have noticed a change in her eating which has now reduced to nothing she had taken a few mouthfuls of romaine lettuce yesterday but that is all, the last time I weighed her a few months ago and she weighed 230g I have weighed her again this morning and she is 214 … all she wants to do is sleep. She has never hibernated before as she’s to young .
Her temperature is 31.4 c under her lamp and 20.8c on the cold side , I normally soak her every other day but this past week I have soaked her everyday this week and she has urinated but she has not pooed . Any help on what is the matter with her ?
The only thing I could think it could be is worms but she was last wormed on September 2021 (she didn’t have any worms in her poo but has given it her for yearly prevention ) I have tried to contact a reptile vet but nobody in my area will resister any new patients … so I am lost on what to do .
The food I offer her include , romaine lettuce , mint, rocket, dandelions , lambs lettuce , and now and again I will offer her tortoise pelleted but very rarely as I have heard they are not very good for her diet . And I also sprinkle calcium powder onto her food every other day .
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Should I give her another wormer ?
Any idea what could be wrong please do comment
Thank you !
I have a one year old tortoise who is two this year she is in a open tortoise table with a uvb/heat lamp , hides, water bowl , and a piece of slate for her food . However this past month I have noticed a change in her eating which has now reduced to nothing she had taken a few mouthfuls of romaine lettuce yesterday but that is all, the last time I weighed her a few months ago and she weighed 230g I have weighed her again this morning and she is 214 … all she wants to do is sleep. She has never hibernated before as she’s to young .
Her temperature is 31.4 c under her lamp and 20.8c on the cold side , I normally soak her every other day but this past week I have soaked her everyday this week and she has urinated but she has not pooed . Any help on what is the matter with her ?
The only thing I could think it could be is worms but she was last wormed on September 2021 (she didn’t have any worms in her poo but has given it her for yearly prevention ) I have tried to contact a reptile vet but nobody in my area will resister any new patients … so I am lost on what to do .
The food I offer her include , romaine lettuce , mint, rocket, dandelions , lambs lettuce , and now and again I will offer her tortoise pelleted but very rarely as I have heard they are not very good for her diet . And I also sprinkle calcium powder onto her food every other day .
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Should I give her another wormer ?
Any idea what could be wrong please do comment
Thank you !