Tami_Tortoise
New Member
I was given a baby Sulcata that fits in the palm of my hand, I was going to give it as a Xmas gift to my daughter. I allowed my older daughter to hold it as soon as I got it home (a friend got it from a breeder?) And she noticed it would make a popping sound when trying to breathe and it looks like the tongue is kind of sticking out? I have an appointment with an emergency vet but I can't afford it? I read it could be food stuck in the mouth/throat? It's so small I can't even get in there....I soaked it and it loves the water. It hasn't pooped/peed in 2 days, there was poop stuck all to it's butt around the tail and packed into the shell...I cleaned it out and it's face looked black because if food stuck all over it so I took a q-tip and washed it all off...well more than scrubbing with 30 q-tip's. Poor baby....I have a repti heat lamp for it and a 15 gallon tank lined with paper towels because I want to see if it poops/pees!! I don't think this thing has ever seen water.....it opens it's mouth a lot and makes a weird noise and looks like the tongue is sticking out....I bet it's food. My husband cheated last year so I left and I'm on welfare for the first time ever, my friends are trying to help save my xmas with gifts my kids wanted and now I have a dying tortoise ??? please pray for this lil thing, it doesn't have a name yet, was gonna let the kids name it but if it survives, we gotta figure out something way cool to name it. I was able to secure a "pledge" from FCIA Helps Pets organization to cover cost of emergency visit for tomorrow!! BUT they won't cover ANY care/meds?? please please pray this doctor has mercy on us and saves my baby and pray it's sometysimple like stuck food and not a respiratory infection ??? any advice is welcome. I have owned EVERYTHING under the sun, but never a tortoise. It's my very first one. The people said I could exchange it and I said, "For WHAT? To suffer and die??? ? Wtf??? No!!! Please please help me....I do not know what I'm doing. I know he need bark, heat and humidity and I made him a hide away if he wants to go in, I'm picking up good veggies tonight!! Anyone have a name for this lil fighter, non gender specific as we don't know the sex yet...too young....please feel free to suggest. Sorry for the long post...I'm an animal freak? lol
Sincerely,
Tami
Sincerely,
Tami