Thank you. It’s just sad. We are hoping our little one makes it. We are doing our best and have done so much research. Thanks to this tortoise forum! Lesson learned on our part when and if we purchase another. I was clueless. I’ve also already posted on Instagram about our story with him and...
Thank you. I appreciate it. I may try the greenhouse tent For now. I am scared to spend a fortune and him not make it. I don’t know if I can go through this stress again. My daughter is 9 and thinks he’s her best friend but I don’t let her handle him much b/c he seems so fragile. I’ve read your...
When I read this the other day, it hit me that’s this is most likely what’s going on ?. When we purchased him there was another hatchling in his enclosure and his eyes were stuck shut! I asked the lady at the store if he was blind and she said “no, he just needs to be sprayed”. Had I only known...
I have read the care seat a few times and learned so much! It’s so helpful. Thank you! I looked into the plastic enclosures but am afraid to invest that much money at this time. Since we got him he’s seemed to struggle as in sleep A LOT, not a large appetite, and just not active. I’ve constantly...
Oh geez! I wished I weighed him when we first got him! I knew he was so so tiny. So we have a 40 gallon glass tank with a screen top that I have sealed (as best as possible) with foil over the top. Yes, I have night time heat on the right side in front of the heat light. It’s a CHE emitter. It’s...
@Tom isn’t this the yellow bumps y’all have been seeing with hatchlings lately. Is this that yellow fungus? Poor baby. I’m no expert and I don’t want to tell you wrong but this guy may not make it for very much longer.
His right eye is more closed than the left. Some days they look more open than others. I honestly don’t think the pet store where we got him did all the right things. I’m terrified this little guy May not make it. We are trying our best to do all the right things but, he’s never been a big...
Thank you I appreciate your help. I was afraid you may say failure to survive. He has been more active lately but everyday I am terrified I’m going to check on him and he won’t be alive. So right now he’s in a 40 gallon tank. I have the top screen covered in foil to help trap the heat and...
I don’t know the exact age of our baby but we got him in May and he still had a place underneath for his umbilical cord and a beak to break his shell. So I am guessing he’s around 6 months. He’s been pretty non active since we got him and we had some issues with heat and humidity that we’ve...
Ok. I will call and ask them today. I actually have not weighed him. I’ll do that in a just a bit. Do this on his face look like he just maybe shedding? Any ideas what it could be?
I don’t see any yellow bumps. Just the skin looking like it’s peeling. I drove to an exotic pet store in Florence MS. They didn’t know any of the correct info either.
Ok friends. This little guy has given me anxiety since the day we got him. He was supposed to be around 6 months but he was probably 1 month, if that. I’ve researched and researched and tried to everything to a T! He’s never been a big eater and he’s growing so slowly. We got him and in June of...