During the recuperation process place him into a smaller hospital tank. A 10 gallon aquarium serves this purpose nicely. Something small you can cover. Keep the temperature up to about 85F degrees day and night. The extra heat helps him fight off any bugs. Is this little tortoise on an antibiotic regimen? Infection is what gets these little guys after an episode like this, so be sure to continue the antibiotics until used up.
He had anti biotic eye drops and is getting them twice daily until they are gone. Are you saying to keep his heat lamp on all day, current it goes off at night to allow a cooler temp
Vet gave him anti biotic injection both times he was there so hopefully that will help stop infection
That sounds very fancy. Might have to invest in that. I am just using a normal one but will leave on overnight now
Please give him a chance to get over the trauma. Use the pedialyte soaks with baby food carrots. Don’t give up on the little guy.
Did you try putting him under heat lamp ?
Not in this case, he may not like it, however it's easier to maintain the heat and to help keep the wound clean, the hospital encloser, is to make the area smaller so he feels safe, when there hurt, they tend to become fearful, and can shut, down and stop eating and drinking, when the area is smaller it helps them feel more secure,
At this point I would call the vet , and see what he thinks about his behaviors,
I don’t know you get your tortoise with your BD? Keep him Warm and paper towel a bit moist. How exactly did they become in contact with each other?
Has he showen an improvement? From the day it happen? Even small improvement is good, torts tend to take along time to heal, sometimes it's more of a mental healing then the wound it's self, they tend to want to hide, and if they can't they will close off,, by sleeping, but check with your vet, if he's or she isn't experienced with torts, may be helpful to look for one that is, this is also maybe because he's not seeing well yet, or the eye may be sore,
