Recent content by Sonny20222

Hi, We got our baby tortoise a year ago with a wooden home made open table top enclosure. We are wanting to buy him a new enclosure but wondered what the best types are and if anyone could please post some pictures so I can copy setup etc? Thanks

Hello, I have a Russian tortoise roughly 18months old. The last few weeks he has been sleeping almost constantly. I think I’ve seen him awake only a handful of times over the past few weeks. He is eating and drinking a tiny bit. We have tried to wake him by taking him out of his bed and he...

He has eaten a dandelion leaf over the past 24 hours which is good considering how small he is. I still can’t see any droppings and he is always in his bed and very lethargic.

Thank you, I was hoping this is what it would be. I will just give him a bit more time and keep an eye on him

No nothing just removed the urate stone

Hi guys, Sonny doesn’t seem to be doing very well. The vet gave us some repto boost for his baths but he isn’t eating and drinking and seems to always have his eyes shut and head low unless we move him. Do you think he could just be drained from what happened at the vets? Anything I can do?

Yes I think perhaps I was giving too much. The swelling has gone right down and he seems back to his happy self. It is Sonny yes 😊

Hi, thanks for asking. We had him to a vet today who has managed to remove it. He had an x ray to make sure there is nothing else inside and he is back at home 😊 they said it could be a calcium build up with not enough hydration so will need to work on that.

Yes I think it may be a urate stone. I have just tried to pick with a pin and some tweezers and it is so so hard

Thank you, I have let him soak a couple of times in a shallow luke warm bath. I think what you think is wire was just a hair or thread which my husband has just removed, it wasn’t restricting just loose. I have tried to feel the blockage and it is rock hard, it almost feels like a stone. There...

Hi, I am a first time tortoise owner. My tortoise is less than a year old and seems to be compacted or something stuck. See image attached. Do I need to take him to the vet?