This discussion can now close. My tortoise has died. I didn't think there was any hope but I wanted to see if I was missing something. Thank you for you replies. She lived 46 years with me and that was a good long life.
Thank you for this information. I don't know if it is a respirator infection. No more mucus has come from her nose. I'm more concerned with the swelling and how that happened and if sitting in her water bowl for two days caused that. I'm not sure what type of tortoise this is. I know it's...
Update - almost 3 hours out of the water pan and in the dry indoor house and she has a bubbly discharge from her nose. Doesn't look good to me. She may be coming to the end. She has pulled her head in and out of her shell and closed her eyes. Is responsive when touched. But still very...
My 45+ year old tortoise has spent several days in her water pan. She's had her head up and been looking at me when I look at her. This is in her outside home where she spends the summer. Today she looked like she had drowned. Head down in the water and very slow to respond when I touched...