RosieTortoise
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- Jan 22, 2017
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Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend.
I just wanted to update those of you that knew about Ms. Rosie, the tortoise I've been caring for at work. Here's the original thread: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/potential-future-tortoise-parent.151077/
I have talked to my husband about Rosie and he doesn't want another animal. I'm really becoming concerned about her and I all but set up an enclosure for her. She is maintaining weight, but not really gaining and she still feels like a wiffle ball. She is, however, eating well and pooping plenty. She's also more active. I didn't realize that they had CFL on her instead of a tube, so I switched that out as well. I'm concerned about her shell rot which seems to have gotten worse in the last week. I'm going to buy some foot cream and switch from the silver sulfadiazine that we've been using. I also put her on actual substrate instead of paper towels because she didn't have enough humidity. (I'm praying everyone at work leaves the substrate alone. She looked interested in the substrate and I think she was as happy as a tortoise can be about it.)
Basically, I'm talking to my hubs about her again. I feel like she was meant to be mine.
I'll post some pics soon.
I just wanted to update those of you that knew about Ms. Rosie, the tortoise I've been caring for at work. Here's the original thread: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/potential-future-tortoise-parent.151077/
I have talked to my husband about Rosie and he doesn't want another animal. I'm really becoming concerned about her and I all but set up an enclosure for her. She is maintaining weight, but not really gaining and she still feels like a wiffle ball. She is, however, eating well and pooping plenty. She's also more active. I didn't realize that they had CFL on her instead of a tube, so I switched that out as well. I'm concerned about her shell rot which seems to have gotten worse in the last week. I'm going to buy some foot cream and switch from the silver sulfadiazine that we've been using. I also put her on actual substrate instead of paper towels because she didn't have enough humidity. (I'm praying everyone at work leaves the substrate alone. She looked interested in the substrate and I think she was as happy as a tortoise can be about it.)
Basically, I'm talking to my hubs about her again. I feel like she was meant to be mine.
I'll post some pics soon.