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After no luck with finding Terramycin I am resorting to online. Is there a particular concentration I should be looking for? eBay seems to have lots that are labeled for cats and dogs. Is this the right stuff?

Thanks for the advice. I haven't found any eye drops yet, but will venture to a larger city tomorrow. I've been soaking him 2-3 times a day and hand feeding him to help him out. He's regained 2 of the 4 grams he lost (he's only 54 on a good day) and seems a little brighter. His eyes are still...

Thank you. I don't have any Teramycin, but will try to get some tonight. He definetely doesn't have any bubbling from the nose, but his activity level is decreased as well as his appetite :( I think I'll try some extra soaks and add some polyvitamin drops or baby food too.

For the last 2 days Shelldon hasn't eaten much of his food. On closer examination this evening his eyes aren't fully opened. The outer lids are open, but the inner ones are only about 1/3 open. As a test I went and got his favourite treat (a cherry tomato) and held it in front of him and...

I was lucky enough to meet Lonesome George while in The Galapagos in 2009. I have followed his story since then and am so sad to hear of his passing.

any other interesting information too please

hi my name is Emma and I am doing a speech in school. I am 9 years old and in grade 4 (this is my Mom's account), and i was wondering if any of you had any information on tortoises like what different types and sizes of tortoises there are, and where they are from. :) Thank you emma...

I find this thread very interesting. Thank you for sharing Helen. I agree with the others, my neighbours never have anything so nice to offer!

Ah, seems like forever since Shelldon was that size. (in actuality it was only months). Congrats. Adorable.

Very sorry to hear of your loss

Very cute! Oh, and I have several fake (silk) plants in with my Hermanns to spruce the place up a bit and I have never seen him bite them, nor do they seem damaged. Just an FYI.

I too think that it is only reasonable on this forum to ask for a first name and country of origin. It guides many discussions and much advice. In each household with children the rules and parameters of internet use are the responsibility of the adults to both inform and enforce. It's no...

I'm not sure if I can tell you how much a baby Hermann SHOULD eat, but I can tell you how much mine eats. Generally, most days Shelldon eats about 6-8 medium sized pieces of spring mix. This would equate to a small handful. To that I occassionally add other greens and very rarely some fruit...

I think that the internet has made us Canadians more aware of the things we don't have and can't get. ALL those years ago we just didn't know what the world had to offer Terry. Happily, I now have a way to procure many things, but still not tortoises from out-of-country :(

One could ask why many of the things that are available in the U.S. are not available here... It's not that it's been banned or anything, we just don't tend to have the same product availability here. Perhaps the demand or shipping costs... I couldn't even get it on Amazon.ca, had to go...