It’s been just over 50 hours since her endoscopy finished, the vet instructed me to let her go for a brief swim as soon a she’s home & then dry dock for the rest of the night. When I put her back in her tank the next morning, she started open mouth breathing again way more than she ever did...
@mark1 they had already done multiple xrays of her lungs & stomach that showed no abnormalities as well as bloodwork so our options were running out…we went ahead with the endoscopy yesterday (August 16th) and they once again found no abnormalities UNTIL they got to her stomach where some of the...
How big of a tank would you recommend? I was told 2x shell length for water level or 10gal/inch of shell would be ideal so I just bought this 120gallon in February thinking it would be good for a long time😭 (Phillis is about 10in long)
She has always eaten her poop immediately, so I’ve seen it maybe 15 times total in 8 years. I watched her this morning for 2 hours after feeding hoping to see some but didn’t. Last time I saw her poop was about 2 weeks ago, it was green & had a few pieces of plastic plant & turf inside it, she...
She’s a sideneck, im not 100% what exact species. I was told by the lady I got her from she’s a pink belly African sideneck but I don’t think she looks 100% like either the red belly sideneck or African sideneck so im not sure. I will 100% bring up possible constipation to my vet on Friday & try...
Hi all, hoping to ask for anyone with RI or impaction experience for advice… so sorry in advance for the very long post!!
age of my turtle: 8
sex: female
tank parameters: 4x2x2’, 120g, reptisun 10.0 t5HO uvb (16” away), splash proof halogen flood light (15” away), fluval 407 canister filter and...