Recent content by Diana17

Thanks everyone for the advice but the tortoise died within that day. My vet was closed and I could not find another vet to treat her that day but I am guessing that they would not have been able to do anything. She may have only been with me for 4 days but I was already attached and feel...

Thanks YvonneI have been soaking her on and off since last night, but there is no improvement. I think I am going to move her to a warmer enclosure and see if that helps at all. She seems worse to me.

No guess not. There are articles about tortoises eating ants, even one on this forum. She is still in distress and I am at a loss.

I am thinking that I may have found a problem. I brought in a plant that was out in my greenhouse and put it on top of the turtle enclosure. It apparently had ants on it which then must have gotten into the tortoise enclosure and onto the food. Last night I just dumped the food tray because...

Thanks Wanda I am trying to find another vet in the area that might be able to help.

I just got an adult Russian Tortoise on Sat. She has not consumed anything since she got to my house. I have had tortoises for about 16 years and prior to that worked in mammal rehab and took care of all the turtles that came to us. My new tort is doing something I have never seen and I do...