Yes, I have a solar meter all of my different T5’s are still good and putting out the right amount of UVB. Gets plenty of soaks, daily when indoors. Under normal instances he also gets lots of outdoor time.
There could be damage from the surgery. That’s what we will have to see or just an...
I’ve been trying to wait for more news before I post an update, but I’m still waiting. The blood test at the emergency vet did not include white blood cells frustratingly. The primary vet thinks he probably does have an infection so they did the test for the white blood cell count, but we are...
Yes, I also agree that it is all probably linked but I don’t remember them saying anything about hyperglycemia on the previous blood test, so I’m definitely going to be asking the vet what the levels were before, I’m impatiently waiting for the primary vet to be open again on Monday. The...
As far as diet goes they get a diverse amount of variety that I rotate through. At least two different types of greens every day and fruit about 2 to 3 times a week.
Turnip greens, collard greens, dandelion greens, arugula, radicchio, endive, escarole, prickly pear cactus, kale.
Typical fruits...
Yes, that’s what I have been doing since last August, but never saw any improvement but certainly at this point he’s back in his own enclosure and isolated again. And possibly indefinitely, it’ll be a long time before I’d be comfortable even trying to reunite him again.
I thought she meant hypoglycemia at first as well and was thinking of it that way but then when I checked the paperwork it’s actually hyperglycemia so the blood sugar is too high.
I was reading about Diabetes mellitus occurring in Chelonians as a possible cause but still researching. There’s a...
I don’t post here much, but I am a longtime follower and have dived deep into threads over many years here and have learned so much. I am currently completely lost with the situation going on with my tortoise Smaug. It’s a long story but I feel leaving parts of it out wouldn’t give the full...
I have 3 of these ‘Caatingas’. I have luckily had no issues personally but I was warned back in 2021 when I got them that many people have had issues with them. Mycoplasma was reported by one zookeeper owner.
I’ve also noticed a trend of now calling any lower color, cherry head a Caatinga...
Cherryheads do for sure have a more ‘rude’ (best way I can think to describe it lol) personality in general, but varies considerably amongst individuals. I used to house my cherries and Northerns together and they were fine I believe simply because of the group size. I separated the Northerns so...
I just fed my baby tortoises (Redfoots and Leopards) these pellets mixed into their greens today and they all seemed to love it. Hardly any left on the plate. Do they not make a larger pellet for adults though? I would love to feed them this too but not as feasible at the size of the pellet, but...
Personally I always say 30% only because in captivity they don’t experience a wet season vs dry. It’s all wet season all the time, easy and abundant food. Plus the fruits in our grocery stores aren’t as nutritious as the various south American fruit varieties they love that don’t even make it to...