Blast seems to be doing well now, he's 370g, getting very big, eating plenty, he's a contented boi, he loves Mazuri, it's his favorite food, he's alot more active, doesn't hide as much, and spends alot more time basking and just generally seems alot happier and healthier
Thanks everyone for your...
I posted on here a while back about little Blast and got some advice on raising him, which I have followed and generally he's doing a lot better, he's gained weight and has a monsterous appetite. His plastron also feels pretty solid at this point. However I'm concerned about the colour...
Hey there, cactus pads haven't arrived yet, but he's been doing alright, hasn't lost any weight but hasn't gained any, seems he's gaining a bit of an appetite though. We pooled our money and bought him a super fancy humidifier which he seems to absolutely love. We have his conditions perfect and...
Wow that is quite the story, at least they're doing better now! I'm so glad that you managed to save them.
Yeah vets, especially where I live, are not really experts on reptiles of any kind.
Thank you so much though!
Have found some cactus pads and will be ordering them in as soon as I get...
Ah ok, that makes sense, well we're feeding him dandelion and kale now, will be getting more foods yet.
The bulb is a uvb uva heat combi bulb.
Will try to put the calcium on thinner.
Ok, will unblock the hide.
I understand that but I'm willing to do anything to try and rescue him if...
Well, he's gained weight and is eating now again all of a sudden...
Ok, thank you so much!! I will get that powder and start bathing him longer. Will also see if I can find those foods anywhere. Within these last couple days he's already started eating a bit more after we put his food directly...
Hey there guys,
So, obviously it's been a few weeks, we have made changes to his enclosure and overall he's seeming a lot healthier, his eyes look less sunken, his skin looks less dry, and his plastron has even hardened a bit. As well as this his egg tooth is now gone.
However it is quite...
Thank you, and yes I am from that area ^-^ Woah he's a big boi then! You must've done such a good job raising him! It'd be cool to get to know you and see your baby!
Hey guys, its been a couple days, hes eating more, and he finally pooped in his bath, and hes a bit more active, I hope this is a good sign. We have started to bath him everyday and the humidity is consistently above 90% in his enclosure. Does he look any better? I don't know, maybe its too...
It is a little bit soft, id say, like almost the same as pushing on the screen of a monitor? Its difficult to explain, as I have not felt any other tortoises plastrons.
He has been quite lethargic and I thought he wasn't eating enough :( Thank you for your help, I can only hope it's not too late to fix things, but the fact that I see those symptoms already in him is very worrying. I understand, and think its really a good thing that you do share what you know...
Oh gosh, I really hope there hasn't been much damage, he has a basking lamp that's at 37°c.
I will try to contact them, but they said when we picked him up that they were actually giving up breeding them. I thought it was a bit off they didn't ask to see our setup and barely gave any advice on...