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hi!

since I sent in 4 different threads that my little one is sick I didn't know in which one I should write he is better
So, he is not sneezing for last 3 days and his eyes are not blurry anymore. He is also focusing better, like he comes directly to the food and first bite is rewarded with food in his mouth.

next two weeks I will let him recover from the shoot and then start giving vitamins. I talked with the vet and she said that sometimes one shoot can help so much.

I don't think I need to tell you how happy I am

lights are higher...
thank you for all advices

Thats great!! What shot did they give your little one?? Vitamin A??

I think so
I was so stressed out he is really active these last days, eating as crazy... searching

Thats good, probably needed a big boost!!

Congratulations, glad to hear Kreso is better, Keep up the good work.

glad to know he's doing better

hi!

current status... his sneezing completely stopped and his skin stopped peeling BUT his eyes... everyday something different. first few days he was focusing great but now he is eating air all over again. if I got the vet right that is cause of lack of protein also. I am giving him bananas and eggs but not too often. should I give him piece of banana everyday?
he is eating like crazy which is good. I will start with vitamins in a week

thanks in advance
(and fluo lights are at 25cm from ground)

Edita can you repost a pic of kreso's enclosure?
When the vet stated protein perhaps she was speaking of plant protein. Bananas are high in sugars and I would be sceptical to feed him this. or eggs.
You might want to look up plants that are high in Protein I used Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collard_greens to look up collardgreens and kale

Here are a couple of other sites to look into;
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/webdiet.htm
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/Feeding_FAQ.ht

Edita, Robyn is right.

Try to think of it this way: if kreso lived in the wild, where in European Landscape he was born in would he find tropical fruits or boiled chicken eggs?

go for a green & flowery diet (with as much variety as you can), and supplement with reptile calcium powder or limestone flour.

hm... don't get me wrong but at this moment I need to trust somebody... before this he was eating all the green stuff you can find in the wild since he is actually from my country and this vet is actually a specialist for ground tortoises so... if she says for now one egg per week (I should say a little piece) than he will get it. also banana... he is eating really small pieces and he doesn't want more.
I am more concerned about his sight now...

you all know I want to help my little fellow and I am trying to give him all the natural conditions but I need to get to the start line... and right now we are few steps back...