OMG. That photo! That's crazy! And thanks for the info, I have a redfoot so the enclosure is already hot and humid. I'm going to move the dwarf whites into a planter inside the enclosure and see what happens.
Hi! Question, how many isopods did you need in your colony for it to be stable?
I'm on round 2 of introducing isopods. The first round I had 10 dairy cows, and I thought I made them a pretty good spot in the enclosure. I was quickly proved wrong and my tortoise spent the next 2 hours hunting...
Thank you for the explanation. The only information I can find says Telazol comes in a vial that you reconstitute to make 100mg/mL. At 2.2kg that would make her max dose roughly 0.1mL, correct?
The syringes have 0.76mL in them. It's day 3 now, and she's looking like she's getting some energy...
Thank you. She was completely immobile for about 24 hours. Now that we're on day 2, her energy level and appetite are slowly starting to come back. She finally ate a decent meal tonight and seemed to really enjoy a soak in her tub.
I very carefully tried to ask the first vet if there could have...
Update: vet one just called me back. They said it was highly unlikely the antibiotic would cause her to be sedated and said maybe the stress of the shot somehow "reactivated" the sedation given Wednesday. That doesn't even make sense. I asked if it was possible the syringes got mixed up and they...
I can only find one study on the use of Tulathromycin in tortoises. If you have different information please correct me.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11782240/
Two things from this stand out. They gave the torts 5mg/kg injections, so the dose for my tortoise would be roughly...
I'm going to give the first vet an opportunity to make it right. They need some sort of safety protocol in place to make sure the correct medication is being given to animals because clearly whatever process they have isn't working. And depending on how they respond, will determine my next...
I've actually visited this forum frequently for months now. Most of what I have learned has been thanks to the amazing people here. I'm so thankful this site exists!
She is in a giant indoor enclosure now that the temperature is too cold. That's what I said in my post. The temp is always between 78-88, humidity between 70% and 80% and I either increase or decrease the ventilation depending on where the numbers are. While she was outside she had a wading...
Hi. I'm new here. My cherry redfoot (waffles) is currently at the emergency vet and I'm so angry.
Waffles is 12-13 years old. My ex got her as a rescue a year and a half ago, and I took over her care this summer. I spent the summer custom building her a giant indoor enclosure for once it...