Recent content by Stevie

Mine had 4 vitamin A injections over 4 weeks inbetween antibiotic injections and has touch wood cleared the problem up.. People on here need to calm down with the scaremongering of Vitamin A injections, the main issue is to go to a Vet who has many years of experiencing working with reptiles...

Right ok thanks, did they say why?

Anyone tried Herbifloor? Looking for something to use with top soil and don't fancy sand..

Well we would be spraying it with water to keep the soil moist on a weekly basis..

Has anyone used this product as a substrate? I am thinking of mixing it with top soil for my tortoise, just wondering if anyone had or heard of any bad experiences with it? Thanks :)

Update: Its been 2 days since he had his vitamin A and Anti biotic injection, we bathed him both days. Last night he was very active and didn't sleep much, could this be related to the Vitamin A injection? He isn't due another untill Thursday. Also what is the recommended dosage of Vitamin A...

30 to 35c in his basking area and about 22 to 24 in his cool zone, I'm not sure the exact type of chippings, thinking of using sand and soil maybe. Yes he has his UV bulb on for about 10 to 12 hours a day.

Thanks for the replies :) The swollen eyes aren't too bad, it can see and has been eating fine and also seems as active as usual. I'm not sure how much was in the injection but she also gave us a list of foods high in vitamin A such as kale and spinach. She did stress that a healthy diet was...

Hi this is my first post on here and quite an important one.. Took my Russian about 3 or 4 years old tortoise to a reptile vet today after it has been suffering from runny nose, squeaking and slightly swollen eyelids for the past month. I had taken it to a normal vet about 3 weeks ago and...