Hi friends! We have a Russian Tortoise and recently noticed that a piece of the back part of his shell chipped off. He's pretty active now but he had a rough start when we rescued him a year ago (malnourished, didn't move legs, no UVB, etc.) so we attributed the chip to climbing or something. He...
An embarrassing 80$! He pooped when the doctor picked him up and flipped him over, and they took that for “sampling” but never called us with the results so overall, not a great experience ??
Hi sorry I never responded, I forgot my password haha. Over 6 months later and Tony is finally properly using his legs, has a LOT more energy (climbing and digging a lot more) and is eating things other than Romaine. So I’d say it is a huge success story! Thank you so much for all of you help...
The vet said that all Tony needed was time! He’s been doing a lot better, and is even using his back legs a little bit more. After the vet on Thursday he went to hide in his log and comes out to eat and then goes back in, but he is shedding so he might be growing.
But yeah! All good news! They...
awesome, thanks. So it seems like we should just let him rest and keep him hydrated until we can get him in for testing. Hopefully it isn'y something that requires lots on money to get him well, but thats a problem for when we get there! We'll focus on getting him comfortable and as happy as we...
poor dude. I'll write all of this down and ask the Vet on Thursday. Thanks for your help! Do you think starting him on Hydrotherapy a few days after we rescued him would be too stressful for him? He doesn't love water, i've never seen him drink which is why i'm happy to let him have a little...
great! So one definite thing to help him will be when we build a bigger tank. Would it be more beneficial for him now if we just got him an under the bed bin or something to give him some more space while we build it? Or could he last a few more weeks in the tank while we finish the wood and let...
For sure! hopefully these can help. His legs almost always look like this. I've noticed that if I support his shell he will walk normal and even walk better on his own after I let go for a few steps and the will drag again, but not as bad
Great I'll bring up Metabolic Bone Disease with the Vet on Thursday. I wouldn't say he is paralyzed, he can push back when you have him on your hands or if you lift the weight of his shell he will walk normally, although 95% of the time his legs just kind of wiggle behind them.
Good to know...
the previous owner didn't mention a UVB she only mentioned that it was her sons and they put it in a sunny area of the house. So I am assuming no. He does with us though.
water therapy sounds like a good way to go. Do you think it would stress him out too much to start this weekend if we judt got him a few days ago?
Thank you!
Hi all! My husband and I just got our first Russian Tortoise (Tony) off of Craigslist. They say he is about 5 years old, I think he could be older and 5.5 Inches long. The first thing that I noticed when we brought him home in the tank that they gave us was FILTHY... like there were crickets in...