Hello everyone,
Recently my beloved Lou (8 year old cherry head) has been diagnosed by a vet that he has pneumonia. I have been under a dark rain cloud ever since I heard and I’m desperate to make him okay and healthy again. He will be visiting the vet every 3 days for injections to hopefully clear the pneumonia. I just wanted to see if anybody else has had experience with their tortoise having pneumonia?
Also I have been given false information in the past on how to care for him so I’m feeling like this is all my fault and maybe it’s something I’ve done wrong that’s given him this illness. His temperature under his light is between 80-90F but when it goes off at night I don’t have a nighttime heat lamp or anything, probably making it quite cold in his tank. Could this have been the issue? I’m currently looking for something, ANYTHING to improve in his living conditions so this never happens again. Also my vet advised me not to give him any soaks or provide any humidity misting in his tank while his lungs are sick. He’s a rainforest tortoise so wouldn’t this be unhealthy for him to keep him so dry?
Thanks in advance for any help given.
Kassidy
Recently my beloved Lou (8 year old cherry head) has been diagnosed by a vet that he has pneumonia. I have been under a dark rain cloud ever since I heard and I’m desperate to make him okay and healthy again. He will be visiting the vet every 3 days for injections to hopefully clear the pneumonia. I just wanted to see if anybody else has had experience with their tortoise having pneumonia?
Also I have been given false information in the past on how to care for him so I’m feeling like this is all my fault and maybe it’s something I’ve done wrong that’s given him this illness. His temperature under his light is between 80-90F but when it goes off at night I don’t have a nighttime heat lamp or anything, probably making it quite cold in his tank. Could this have been the issue? I’m currently looking for something, ANYTHING to improve in his living conditions so this never happens again. Also my vet advised me not to give him any soaks or provide any humidity misting in his tank while his lungs are sick. He’s a rainforest tortoise so wouldn’t this be unhealthy for him to keep him so dry?
Thanks in advance for any help given.
Kassidy