Thank you. I’m afraid he will sink but I will be with him every second and will try. It’s a mystery. I know his diet is good. Today kale. A few blueberries. Arugula. Red lettuce. 2 tortoise pellets. He ate all and peed and pooped. Daily soaks. UVB light is 12 inches away. I also take...
I didn’t know tortoises can swim. Today I put him on a support in his soak and let his legs hang free. I did some PT which he was fine with. I’m nervous about the swimming. Of course I’ll be there constantly I don’t think he could keep himself afloat
I changed the bedding. The humidifier I’m using is zoomed reptifogger. Do you think that’s ok? Today he moved his legs little in his. soak.i did some PT leg movement. He does not mind it. For the 7 years he was in the lab he walked. And not taken well care of at all ( my opinion I was not...
Thank you so much! I will change the substrate today. I have bark and coconut. I’ll remove the humidifier. The box tortoise is just a shell. 😊. I’ll start the therapy today too. I’m in NJ and it’s been hot so I take him outside in the grass which he seems to like. He eats dandelions I...
Really! Maybe he will walk again. For 15 years he walked. He was in our bio lab the resident pet. When he got sick I realised his bare was all wrong. Now he’s so much better. I’m hopeful.
He can’t stand at all. I’m going to try the PT in his soak. Thanks for that. He doesn’t pull his...
Thank you so much
He’s been my tortoise for a month but I’ve known him for 10 years. He was in our bio lab as pet. I have had many reptiles this is my first tortoise. I was not in charge of his care. Now I know and am committed to him. He’s at my house now.
He has 80% humidity with a...
Really! Maybe he will walk again. For 15 years he walked. He was in our bio lab the resident pet. When he got sick I realised his bare was all wrong. Now he’s so much better. I’m hopeful.
Thank you. He flutters them but no real movement. I’ve been doing that with a support in his soaking bath but only his front legs really move. I can tell he wants to move.
I brought Kirby home He’s a red footed about 17. He used to walk all over before I adopted him. He got pneumonia at his previous home and hasn’t walked for over 3 months. I have been nursing him back and now his eyes are clear, he’s alert, he eats a great diet, vitamin A. Calcium. Greens...