It is with the deepest sorrow that I have ever known that I share the loss of our precious and beloved Reggie on September 17th. My heart does not permit me to go into details but xrays showed there was no remedy. If love were the necessary answer, he would have lived all of his expected 100...
Today we took Reggie to the vet. He doesn't seem to have RI symptoms but the vet believes he has a bacterial infection of some sort. His stool sample showed no parasites. She gave him fluids by injection and also began a round of the antibiotic ceftazidime every third day. If he is not...
To add to the story, we took him to the vet in June because he sneezed a big hunk of clear phlegm. No other symptoms. He was prescribed a round of ceftazidime for an RI. He’s acted fine then and ever since until now. He is very sleepy and lethargic. Tonight he let me hold him in my arms for...
Thank you Tom. Here are views around the room. Humidity is about 75-77. Temp 82-87.
Reptibark substrate T8 UV bulbs about6 months old. He very seldom sleeps in his hide, preferring alternating corners. Tonight he ate a little better than yesterday but not great. His first day outside since...
Correcting myself: the bulbs pared with the UV are old style incandescent bulbs 75 watt that we purchased before the ban. They are providing basking/heat. We will need to experiment with flood lights when our supply soon is exhausted. The other lights are LED and this summer we added two ring...
We have LED bulbs with a high CR rating: in a ceiling fan, in lamps around the room, and in fixtures paired with his UV lights. In fair weather he is up and about most of the day for 8 - 12 hours. We're accustomed to him sleeping longer in fall/winter but this is extreme. Our August weather...
Thank you for the quick reply, Wellington. Our situation is less than ideal. We take him outside every day that the temps are 79 or higher. We live in a subdivision within the city. 30 years ago we planted a tree line on the back of our property that is now 40 feet tall, making it impossible...
Awwww! Such an adorable picture, TifffromCali! Reggie will sometimes sleep like that with us. I so identify with loving him like a son. And they know it :) . I am interested in the potty training details. Reggie's routine is to take care of business when we soak him each day. It's pretty...
Reggie is our 8 year old tortoise. Like most tortoises, he slows down in the fall/winter. But he is sleeping more than he did last year at this time, about 22 hours a day, for 4 days. I think he would sleep around the clock if I didn't wake him to soak and eat. His eating has also dropped...
Reggie, our 8 year old Leopard, does cuddle. Before and after his daily tub soaking, he relaxes and stretches his legs out to dangle while I hold him and talk to him for several minutes. He stretches forward for a nose boop. After he eats, he crawls up in my lap and sleeps. He's very social...
Thank you all so much for your quick help!! You are the best! I will be getting some hay for Reggie this week. He is pretty agreeable to trying new things. Sometimes he is just in a mood and he actually shakes his head no and walks away. HaHa!!! Often he eats it the next day.