Good news guys! I tried vibration therapy at home it's like this heating pad that can also vibrate and I just put her on it and by the looks of it a little poop is starting to come out! It's not fully out yet just a little peak. Hopefully this means she'll feel a little better after.
Update on second vet visit:
The vet did ask for the temperatures (after I mentioned them) he gave my baby another shot of antibiotics and made her bleed a little (I felt so horrible and guilty I was tearing up)
My tortoise still hasn't eaten but it seems that she's not doing the gasping thing...
Which one of these would be best for the enclosure? Also for the basking spot what sort of slate needs to be underneath the lamp? Like just a ceramic slate? (I get really confused) Any other things I should get?
I would like to mention some next steps:
- we are going to change the substrate to orchid bark.
- digital thermometer and change of temperature
- we will try to stimulate poop
Some questions I have:
Is it okay to force feed my tortoise pumpkin?
What can I do to stimulate poop
Does rubbing her...
Unfortunately the only vets that did ask for her housing conditions disappeared? (Permanently closed) And around my area no vets accept reptiles even though their website says they do which is all very confusing? so I went to the only option I had , he's supposed to be really good too, he was...
hello thank you so much for this , the vets had no questions about the enclosure nor its temperature, i brought my tortoise on a little pot with substrate straight from her enclosure and the vet didnt comment anything about it (even though i mentioned it is from her enclosure) , it is a bit...
1. russian herman tortoise, 0.54 kg / shell is 2.5 inches , 3 years old
2. indoors , enclosure is 90cm length, 60 cm width and 60cm height (these might be not accurate since i had to use a ruler i dont know where my measuring tape is), substrate= topsoil
3. temperatures are uncertain i dont...
Hello, recently took my 3 year old tortoise to the vets due to lack of eating and doing this action where it looks like she's gasping for air, she hasn't been eating or pooping, the vets said it could either be a respiratory infection or a blockage so he's doing a dosis of antibiotics to test...