Hello.
I have recently recived two greek tortoise's about 7 days ago.
Currently one of my tortoise's is eather stressed or sick with a URI
I noticed a clear liquid and bubbleing from the nose and alot of sleep and not enuf eatting. Noted the wet nose and bubbleing 2 days ago.
Currently the nose has been some what dry with no bubbleing. It was a little wet last night after i gave it a bath and it only got wet when i slightly pressed under its neck. The tortoise is lacking in energy and appears to be some lethargic. I havent seen it eat in 2 days. I offer them super organic greens a mix of mustard collared romaine greens with calcium powder shake every other day. I have also offered a small amount of shredded carrot to provoke a appetite.
Before i go and spend more money on them to take them to the vet wich i can not afford right now. I currently have a scheduled appointment for them both to see a herp vet on monday. I hope they dont get any sicker untill then.
Im looking for apparent & Physical differances between a stessed tortoise and a tortoise that has a URI.
Currently i am giveing them a bath two times a day in luke warm PH ballenced water.
They are in a 80 gal B aquarium.
I have bolth uva & uvb 48 inch ballest
A 40-60 gal under tank heater on the left side of the tank along with x2 75 watt ceramic lamps one with a infrared bulb and the other with a ceramic heat bulb
Tempature currently in the tank is from heated left side 110-115 to unheated right side 80-85. Humidty is between 30%-40%(noted heated side does have a tortoise hut under the lamps)
For images of my habitat set up view my other posting
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Hello-From-Samera-Helios#axzz1YjvLkoa6
So me being a new tortoise parent im stressed out too.
ANY ADVISE PLEASE HELP !
I dont have much money left i spent most of my saveings on the tortoise's and there set up.
Im willing to go hungry and not eat for a week inorder to take proper care for my new family members.
(note i called the pet store were they were purchase from and talked with the managers about the problem and they only offered help by me returning them. I dont want to return them ive grown attached to them already and the idea of me returning them to that pet store to a much smaller tank make me very sad)
I have recently recived two greek tortoise's about 7 days ago.
Currently one of my tortoise's is eather stressed or sick with a URI
I noticed a clear liquid and bubbleing from the nose and alot of sleep and not enuf eatting. Noted the wet nose and bubbleing 2 days ago.
Currently the nose has been some what dry with no bubbleing. It was a little wet last night after i gave it a bath and it only got wet when i slightly pressed under its neck. The tortoise is lacking in energy and appears to be some lethargic. I havent seen it eat in 2 days. I offer them super organic greens a mix of mustard collared romaine greens with calcium powder shake every other day. I have also offered a small amount of shredded carrot to provoke a appetite.
Before i go and spend more money on them to take them to the vet wich i can not afford right now. I currently have a scheduled appointment for them both to see a herp vet on monday. I hope they dont get any sicker untill then.
Im looking for apparent & Physical differances between a stessed tortoise and a tortoise that has a URI.
Currently i am giveing them a bath two times a day in luke warm PH ballenced water.
They are in a 80 gal B aquarium.
I have bolth uva & uvb 48 inch ballest
A 40-60 gal under tank heater on the left side of the tank along with x2 75 watt ceramic lamps one with a infrared bulb and the other with a ceramic heat bulb
Tempature currently in the tank is from heated left side 110-115 to unheated right side 80-85. Humidty is between 30%-40%(noted heated side does have a tortoise hut under the lamps)
For images of my habitat set up view my other posting
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Hello-From-Samera-Helios#axzz1YjvLkoa6
So me being a new tortoise parent im stressed out too.
ANY ADVISE PLEASE HELP !
I dont have much money left i spent most of my saveings on the tortoise's and there set up.
Im willing to go hungry and not eat for a week inorder to take proper care for my new family members.
(note i called the pet store were they were purchase from and talked with the managers about the problem and they only offered help by me returning them. I dont want to return them ive grown attached to them already and the idea of me returning them to that pet store to a much smaller tank make me very sad)