Recent content by Bobandjeff

Update on Bob - vet really didn't know what was wrong with him, so we've just got to bathe him in reptoboost and keep him under the basking lamp and hope that he might pick up. I'm not holding out too much hope though as he's so teeny tiny. She weighed him - 12g (at 6 months old). Not looking...

Ah thanks for that Bee62 - it looks like the tortoise in that thread can open her mouth, but is not taking the food. I'm not even sure Bob can get his mouth open (he's trying, but can't manage it). I'll try get a video later as I'm sure the vet will want to see it if I can't get Bob to 'perform'...

OK thanks, that would be super helpful

Hi Bee62 - yes Bob was pooping regularly up until last week when he became less active and then wasn't eating (due to the apparent beak problems). He did wake up this morning and make his way to his water bath, where he sat for 20 mins or so in warm water. I agree though - he does seem young for...

Thanks Joesmum - I do fear that Bob may have some sort of hatchling failure to be honest - am trying to stay positive for now though! He has previously been eating fine, so its a bit of a mystery as to why his mouth won't open anymore. I will see what the vet says tomorrow, then if Bob is still...

Many thanks for your reply Joesmum - I am taking Bob to the vets tomorrow because he is having beak problems (have just started a new thread in general discussions about it), and I wonder whether it could be an injury caused due to Jeff bombarding him / scrambling over him. I will go and...

Hi all, I've just recently joined this forum and introduced our 2 baby tortoises, Bob & Jeff. Bob was the 'runt' of the egg laying batch - tiny egg, tiny hatchling, slow to grow but he's been doing ok so far...until this weekend I realised that he was having trouble opening his mouth fully. He...

Hi all, We have 2 baby Hermann tortoises (born July 2017) called Bob and Jeff. Bob was the runt of the batch of eggs - born very tiny, and isn't growing as fast as Jeff. However he is a happy chappy who loves climbing and bathing. I see from joining this forum that you shouldn't keep tortoises...