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is it Ok to feed a russian tort Pieces of carrot, brocoli, and cherry tomato

Carrots and tomatoes are just fine once in a while. Brocolli isn't a good idea to feed much or at all.

Danny

thanks, i was just going to give my torts a treat and wanted a second opinion.

How abou green pepper? I saw someone here mention that...

Bell Pepper is fine. Carrots, Broccoli and Tomatoes should all be fed sparingly.

We got Calvin to take his panacu by putting it on a very thin slice of a grape tomato and then another thin half slice on top to mask a bit of the med odor.
Way easier than trying to force it in him. And even though is was a few days in a row, we felt the trade off for getting the meds in him without stressing him was worth the fact that it is not the best food.
We are also sprinkling his food with the probiotics from Carolina Pet Supply to help stabilize his system.

The panacu, is that for worms?
Is it possible to buy that somewhere? Is there something else you can give torts for worms?

Your vet will dispense Panacur (fenbendazole) if there are pinworms/roundsworms/adult stage GI nemotodes.

You can purchase it from http://beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/
But only administer under a COMPETENT HERP VET due to a positive fecal.
Also be sure to use the probiotics. The ones from Carolina Pet Supply are perfect! Can be at room temp.fine powder form. I put ours in a salt shaker sealed in a baggie and a few shakes and no mess

Does your guys have worms? I was surprised we could actually see them pass...yuck!

well, the vet did a fecal exam and gave a positive for worms. I took her in for one treatment but they said I needed to bring her back for another. I don't like to take her out in this weather if I can avoid it. Very cold here and the vets office is about 30 minutes away. I wanted to know if there is something I can give her to treat them and to prevent them from coming back. And what is probiotic?

Sorry for all the questions. Still a newbie.

Coldliz, Why not use ParaZap? It can be used as a preventative & treatment. Best of all it's all natural.

Where do I get it?

Coldliz Wrote:Where do I get it?

http://www.parazap.com/

Thank You!!!

That seems much safer and better than the med from the vet. I would much rather use something natural. Thank You!!!

No problem! I made a big mistake once and purchased a WC Redfoot and I used ParaZap for her. I couldn't believe all the worms one poor tortoise could have. I know this stuff works.

Probiotics are all the different 'things-good bacteria' that balance out the intestional flora. Humans can eat yogurt or take supplements.
For any creature mammal or not on antibiotics it helps with the diarrhea etc. side effects. We give them to our kids too when they are ill or on antibiotics.

Careful with the Parazap...I thought there was one ingredient that was questionable for torts and turts? We used it with our beardie twice but the vet was concerned about...oh I can't remember now..."black something" maybe?

If you listed the ingredients here I bet someone could help out.

Not everything okay for reptiles is okay for torts.

Also search pumkin in the forum, it helps them pass worms.

The thing with the natural items I think they help pass the worms but not necessarily kill them off.

At any rate, keeping his cage clean is huge right now.

Why do you have to bring your guy in? Is it a shot they were administering?
Good luck