I rang the rescue centre to see if he's okay - they said he's doing brilliant, and he's now going to a family and are just waiting for them to set things up, then he's good to go, he passed his health check.
I'm glad he's going to a family, as he'll get more attention I hope, plus he won't have...
well even the vet didn't know what happened to him - or the initial rescue centre - so you're not alone - it was more of a mushroom shape rounded, rather than a point
Here is a close up of his back scute. His favourite thing to do was climb on me. I only let him roam after bath times for 10 to 20mins each day - sorry about my scruffy socks - I was having a home day that day - and didn't care too much about how I looked - I'm embrassed!
I've tried to upload a video. As it shows his hump of the best but it didn't allow it on here it said it didn;t have the correct extensions - obviously I'm not technical at all - does anyone here know how to attach videos?
i will attach a video later, thing is I have videos and photos of him on my phone, but I'm currently on my laptop - and have no photos of him on my laptop - I'll try access the forum from my phone - I'll do it later - it didn't cause him any pain - it was a bit like a mushroom shape on his back...
my hermanns had a hump on his back scute, no one knew why - not the rescue centre I initially got him from they said they didn't know his history (I imagine he might have been a lost and found tortoise) and the vet didn't know why, it never caused him any trouble, but it meant I could recognise...
Thank you Littleredfoot
I thought I was being selfish as I was thinking about money, but it was more than that too -I thought my stress levels of me probably not getting everything right was sending me into an anxious crazy person, and I was constanstly worrying about his health, I knew someone...
my house feels empty now, it's only me now - but I can have my music or tv on loud in the evenings, and go into my spare room and switch on the light, and vacuum later on if need be - his bedtime was at 6pm ish or earlier, so I had to be quiet in the evenings - I'd rather his company than be...
Family, friends, and work colleagues now know about this extremely tough decision and all are supporting me with it, one colleague is calling him a rock star to help me deal with it.
I ended up sending an email to my lovely exotic vet who helped to reassure me and gave excellent advice and the...
I shouldn;t have got him in the first place, but I did and it's worked out for the best, he's going to the tortoise version of heaven, that's how I'm trying to deal with this decision anyway, imaging he's in tortoise heaven whilst being very very alive.
I want to imagine him getting the best...
So, unfortunately, as I was spending nearly £50 a week on my hermanns, and constantly worried whether I was doing everything right, and constantly going to the vets with issues I imagined was wrong with him when he was perfectly healthy, (apart from he hurt his left arm in September which he...
my boy seems to be back to normal this morning, he's currently eating without getting hand fed. Before he was roaming around his enclosure, seems to be walking normally again.
It couldn't have been sprained, but has just hurt himself, I'm not giving him his last dose of tramadol, I don't think...
he made an even bigger improvement today, so proud of him, he's a little champ - he was moving round his enclosure way before his tramodol was due, he's still not walking right on his left arm, but he's almost there - hopefully this time next week, he might be back to normal.
The vet said I could bring him back for another check up next week if I want, but as he seems to be improving I'll save myself some money, she said she won't be giving him anymore tramadol anyway and said there's nothing she can do for a sore arm. But she said she's there if I need her. She...